For Bartók, Shostakovich, and Mozart, musical form is both discipline and playground—structure and freedom. Bartók’s Divertimento takes a Classical-era template and infuses it with the restless energy of the late 1930s and the earthy humanity of Hungarian folk music. Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 channels that same interwar unease through wit, irony, and virtuosity. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, written when the composer was still in his teens, reveals a young master already playing with classical form—music of clarity, energy, and emotional depth pushing at the edges of established convention.
PROGRAM
Béla Bartók: Divertimento
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
Featuring Brian Hsu, Piano and Bryce Schmidt, Trumpet
W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 29