Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

Christopher Taylor, pianist
Piotr Gajewski, conductor

The overture to the Marriage of Figaro instantly sets an emotional tone with its distinctive whirlwind humor. Christopher Taylor plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, which acquired its nickname because the theme of the second movement was featured in the 1967 Swedish movie Elvira Madigan. The concert concludes with Mozart’s last symphony, the powerful No. 41 (“Jupiter”), an optimistic, triumphant and deservedly popular work. No one knows who gave the symphony the name “Jupiter,” but the music reflects its title with its lofty ideas and nobility of treatment.

Mozart
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Piano Concerto No. 21 (“Elvira Madigan”)
Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”)