3rd Symphony Concert

An evening entirely devoted to the art of the concerto, featuring Mozart’s only oboe concerto and placing a solo instrument at the center that is rarely heard in concert. The Mannheim oboist Friedrich Ramm, to whom Mozart dedicated this work, made it his favorite piece and thus played a decisive role in the composer’s success in Mannheim.
Joseph Haydn’s symphony dedicated to noon (“Le midi”), in turn, combines the symphonic genre with the legacy of the Baroque concerto grosso. Composed in 1761—during Haydn’s first year of employment with Prince Esterházy in Eisenstadt—it showcases the virtuosity of the court orchestra’s musicians in alternating concertante sections.
Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra emerged from a time of personal and political upheaval—and yet became one of his most resplendent successes. In 1943, while in exile in the United States and in poor health, Bartók wrote this orchestral work, which allows the instrumental sections to stand out effectively as soloists, making it a showpiece for any orchestra.