Mainly Mozart Festival
2008 Festival Opening: pianist John Lill and Festival Orchestra under the direction of David Atherton performing all five Beethoven piano concertos in one evening.
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| Country and Region | United States — California |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | San Diego, California USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Mainly Mozart Festival Tickets: (01) 619-239-0100, ext. 2 |
| Festival Description | Mainly Mozart’s mission is to enrich the lives of today’s and tomorrow’s passionate music lovers by connecting them to the music of Mozart and the Masters, to world-class musicians, and to each other. Mainly Mozart has three core program areas: Mainly Mozart Festival, Spotlight (chamber music) Series and Education/Outreach programming. The Mainly Mozart Festival—founded in 1988—is one of the largest, most prestigious Mozart festivals in North America. This annual June event, located in downtown San Diego at the historic Balboa Theatre, has become a staple of San Diego cultural tourism. Now in its 22nd year, the Festival features the nation’s top orchestral players in an “all-star” orchestra under the baton of Maestro David Atherton. World-renowned soloists appearing on the 2010 roster include Frederica von Stade and violin sensation Sarah Chang. The Mainly Mozart Festival orchestra is comprised of the largest assemblage of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s leading orchestras in the United States. This includes players from the Cleveland, Minnesota, St. Paul Chamber, Philadelphia and Metropolitan Opera orchestras; San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta symphonies; and Los Angeles and New York philharmonics, among others. |
| Festival Dates | June 6 - 16, 2012 |
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Festival Events:
Programming 2010:
- Tuesday, June 8, 7:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; John Lill, piano- Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 6 in D, Op. 61 - Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 - Beethoven
Choral Fantasy, Op. 80
- Beethoven
- Thursday, June 10, 7:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; Timothy Day, flute- Mozart
Quintet for piano and winds in E flat, K. 452 - Dvorak
Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81 - Mozart
Andante in C, K. 315 - Dvorak
Serenade for strings in E, Op. 22
- Mozart
- Friday, June 11, 8:00pm
An Evening with Sarah Chang with Andrew von Oeyen, piano- Brahms
Scherzo in C Minor - Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 - Franck
Violin Sonata in A, M. 8
- Brahms
- Saturday, June 12, 8:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; Anthony McGill, clarinet- Mozart
Overture: “Il Re Pastore”, K. 208 - Copland
Clarinet Concerto - Mozart
Serenade in D “Haffner”, K. 250
- Mozart
- Tuesday, June 15, 7:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; Adam Neiman, piano- Schubert
Octet in F, D. 803 - Mozart
Overture: “La finta semplice”, K. 51 - Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
- Schubert
- Thursday, June 17, 7:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; Dennis James, glass armonica
- Mozart
Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K. 617 - Mendelssohn
Song without Words in D, Op. 109 - Mozart
Clarinet Trio in E flat, K. 498 - Mozart
Adagio in C, K. 356 - Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Scottish”, Op. 56
- Mozart
- Friday, June 18, 8:00pm
An Evening with Frederica von Stade- Song Recital to include works by Mozart, Mahler, Ravel, Poulenc and Sondheim.
- Saturday, June 19, 8:00pm
Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra David Atherton, conductor; James Ehnes, violin- Beethoven
Overture: “Prometheus”, Op. 43 - Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 - Mozart
Serenata Notturna in D, K. 239 - Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D “Prague”, K. 504
- Beethoven
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