The latest big news in classical music is the discovery of a previously unknown work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Serenade in C, K.648 for two violins and bass, dubbed “A Very Little Night Music”. The piece was written in the late 1760s - so when Mozart was just 10-15 years old 🤯.
This astonishing discovery, made while compiling the latest catalogue of Mozart works, was made by researchers of the International Mozarteum Foundation in the Municipal Music Library in Leipzig. It was introduced to the public in mid-September.
Today the new piece is digitally released by Deutsche Grammophon - DG (@dgclassics), and tomorrow evening (Saturday 12th October) there is a chance to watch a stream of the premiere performance at Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg (@stiftungmozarteum) by violinists Leonhard Baumgartner and Margarita Pochebut, Svenja Dose (double bass) and Oscar Jockel (harpsichord) on the STAGE+ platform. It will precede a Mozart recital by pianist Grigory Sokolov. You can find the stream through the link in bio.
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The latest big news in classical music is the discovery of a previously unknown work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Serenade in C, K.648 for two violins and bass, dubbed “A Very Little Night Music”. The piece was written in the late 1760s - so when Mozart was just 10-15 years old 🤯.
This astonishing discovery, made while compiling the latest catalogue of Mozart works, was made by researchers of the International Mozarteum Foundation in the Municipal Music Library in Leipzig. It was introduced to the public in mid-September.
Today the new piece is digitally released by Deutsche Grammophon - DG, and tomorrow evening (Saturday 12th October) there is a chance to watch a stream of the premiere performance at Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg by violinists Leonhard Baumgartner and Margarita Pochebut, Svenja Dose (double bass) and Oscar Jockel (harpsichord) on the STAGE+ platform. It will precede a Mozart recital by pianist Grigory Sokolov: https://bachtrack.com/concert-video/sokolov-plays-purcell-mozart/411315
Youth ballet schools summer showcase reviews
Over the last month, our Dance Editor Deborah Weiss and reviewers Amanda Jennings and Graham Watts have been working overtime to get to as many of the UK ballet school end-of-year shows as they can to review them.
These showcases are a great opportunity to see the emerging talent and support the next generation of dancers; and Deb, Amanda and Graham have been blown away by the quality of talent on display.
You can read all of the full reviews on Bachtrack 🔗👇
Violinists Support Ukraine
#OnThisDay two years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Violinist was at home practicing scales, wondering what her Ukrainian colleagues were doing. She takes up the story:
"I befriended some young violinists in Ukraine via Instagram and discovered some were in basement shelters but had their violins. So I asked colleagues across the world to accompany them in harmony. And I got sent videos from 94 violinists in 29 countries in 48 hours!! An astonishing collaboration forming an international violin choir of support for Ukraine. Illia Bondarenko had to film this between explosions, because he could not hear himself play.
We play an old Ukrainian folk song called Verbovaya Doschechka. Nine other young violinists sheltering in Ukraine join in unison, and are accompanied in harmony by players from London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, the Hollywood Studios, and top violinists from all over the world including Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, Georgia, Poland, South Korea, South Africa, Moldova, Denmark, India, and the entire violin section of the Munich Chamber Orchestra!"
Since then the video has gathered 500,000 views on YouTube alone (plus many many millions more on Facebook and Instagram), raising $25,000 in donations to the UN Refugee Agency.
And the appeal is still on while the war continues. You can read all about the video and donate here: https://violinistssupportukraine.com/
#ViolinistsSupportUkraine 💙💛
Violinists Support Ukraine
#OnThisDay two years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Violinist was at home practicing scales, wondering what her Ukrainian colleagues were doing. She takes up the story:
"I befriended some young violinists in Ukraine via Instagram and discovered some were in basement shelters but had their violins. So I asked colleagues across the world to accompany them in harmony. And I got sent videos from 94 violinists in 29 countries in 48 hours!! An astonishing collaboration forming an international violin choir of support for Ukraine. Illia Bondarenko had to film this between explosions, because he could not hear himself play.
We play an old Ukrainian folk song called Verbovaya Doschechka. Nine other young violinists sheltering in Ukraine join in unison, and are accompanied in harmony by players from London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, the Hollywood Studios, and top violinists from all over the world including Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, Georgia, Poland, South Korea, South Africa, Moldova, Denmark, India, and the entire violin section of the Munich Chamber Orchestra!"
Since then the video has gathered 500,000 views on YouTube alone (plus many many millions more on Facebook and Instagram), raising $25,000 in donations to the UN Refugee Agency.
And the appeal is still on while the war continues. You can read all about the video and donate here: https://violinistssupportukraine.com/
#ViolinistsSupportUkraine 💙💛
Violinists Support Ukraine
#OnThisDay two years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Violinist was at home practicing scales, wondering what her Ukrainian colleagues were doing. She takes up the story:
"I befriended some young violinists in Ukraine via Instagram and discovered some were in basement shelters but had their violins. So I asked colleagues across the world to accompany them in harmony. And I got sent videos from 94 violinists in 29 countries in 48 hours!! An astonishing collaboration forming an international violin choir of support for Ukraine. Illia Bondarenko had to film this between explosions, because he could not hear himself play.
We play an old Ukrainian folk song called Verbovaya Doschechka. Nine other young violinists sheltering in Ukraine join in unison, and are accompanied in harmony by players from London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, the Hollywood Studios, and top violinists from all over the world including Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, Georgia, Poland, South Korea, South Africa, Moldova, Denmark, India, and the entire violin section of the Munich Chamber Orchestra!"
Since then the video has gathered 500,000 views on YouTube alone (plus many many millions more on Facebook and Instagram), raising $25,000 in donations to the UN Refugee Agency.
And the appeal is still on while the war continues. You can read all about the video and donate here: https://violinistssupportukraine.com/
#ViolinistsSupportUkraine 💙💛
