MOZART WEEK 2025 - SALZBOURG 2/02/25

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CLOSING CONCERT

To begin the evening immediately with music, Andreas Ottensamer conducted the symphonie in A major KV 201. A magnificent music in a wonderful performance.

Rolando, as the moderator of the concert, presented Andreas Ottensamer, his brilliant career as the best clarinetist and introduced his new "job" : the conducting. Although the artist has conducted several times in several places,This was his first appearance as conductor at the Mozart Week. 

In his closing words to the Festival, Rolando welcomed and thanked the audience for having attended the programmes, summarized the events of the 11 days, and thanked the performers for their outstanding productions. 

He looked forward to the Mozart Week in 2026, a year bringing two greatest celebrations : the 270th anniversary of Mozart and the 70th anniversary of the Mozart Week, with the performances of "The Magic Flute" in staging by Rolando.

Rolando said some introductory words about the performers of the concert : Robin Levin and Ya-Fei Chuang, pianists and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg.

The two artists played the "Concerto for two pianos in C major" by Bach with breathtaking, riveting virtuosity and exciting tempi, showing at the same time all the lyricism of the piece.  

The second part of the evening included :

- the Ouverture from "L'anima del filosofo" by Haydn, 

- From the Ballet music of "Idomeneo" : Chaconne & Pas seul

- Symphony in G major 'Oxford'

The programme selection was perfect, and, as always, the sound of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg was fantastic, very clear, with the fabulous virtuosity and a sumptuous mastery of my favorite instruments, the woodwind players. 

A wonderful, rich farewell to the Mozart Week 2025!

KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO!

Eléonore  

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MOZART WEEK 2025 - SALZBOURG 2/02/25

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ROLANDO IN ARTIST TALK WITH ANDREAS OTTENSAMER

A fantastic opportunity to attend the conversation of two immense artists, friends for a long time and who are on the same wavelength.

It is completely impossible to recall all the topics covered, Rolando's questions that were inspiring as usual and Ottensamer's very intriguing answers.

The conversation basically dealt with Ottensamer's new "occupation": the clarinetist has been conducting for some time, but his conducting on February 2nd in Salzburg is his debut at the Mozartwoche. He spoke about the background of this new artistic path, its antecedents, his thinking on this going back to the times during Covid. when all his performances were cancelled. 

He played in the best orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic for many years and learned from conductors, also made conducting studies and he won't immediately conduct the greatest orchestras.

Rolando asked Ottensamer about his family, his father, Ernst Ottensamer and his brother, Daniel Ottensamer, both solo clarinetists at the Vienna Philharmonic. The artist talked about his studies at Harvard University, mentioned Simon Rattle and Daniel Harding, and said a few words about the evening concert .

Rolando asked him also about his festival, the Bürgensock Festival where Ottensamer is an artistic director and where Rolando sang too.

After this fascinating conversation, it was a special experience to listen to Andreas Ottensamer conducting the closing concert of the Mozart Week 2025.

KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO!

Eléonore.    

                                                                            

MOZART WEEK 2025 - SALZBOURG - 1/02/25

Quelques photos de Wolfgang Lienbacher :

   Concert du Philharmonique de Vienne                                                  

                                                  

                                                     

Rolando y remplaçait, à la dernière minute, son collègue Juan Diego Florez, souffrant.

Direction d'orchestre : Oksana Lyniv

Soliste(violon) : Rainer Honeck

                                                          

                        

MOZART WEEK 2025 - SALZBOURG 31/01/25

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A POWERFUL BRIGHT CULMINATION OF THE BRILLIANT ORFEO-SERIES

In this third and last performance, Rolando's art reached a new height.  

Every moment brought its vocal magic .The extremely beautiful voice was clean, rich, with notes of drama and majesty, able to strongly convey all emotions, tragic dimensions, sublime feelings ....., with all its softness and suppleness. 

"... Ed io respiro" - The pianissimi were delightful, of unbelievable shading and greatest delicacy.

All the trillos, also the "goat trill" (this rapid vibrato sounding like the bleating of a goat) were present in Rolando's perfect performance.   

As always, L'Arpeggiata with Christina Pluhar, brought a vivid, energetic life to this fabulous music. The sound of the theorbos was a great, special artistic joy, Rolando's singing in "Tu se' morta" and the accompaniment by these magnificent instruments were of unearthly beauty and emotional force.

After this intense and amazing Orfeo-period, I will miss this piece very much!

KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO!

Eléonore 

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