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”)
$28-$84 (ALL KIDS, ALL FREE, ALL THE TIME)
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2015/05/02 - 2015/05/03
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
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Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.
Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.