Performance on 3 - London Mozart Players Gala Extravaganza

Presented by Catherine Bott. The London Mozart Players celebrate their sixtieth birthday with their Gala Extravaganza, held at Fairfield, Croydon. Founded in 1949 by violinist and conductor Harry Blech, the group has established a reputation for high quality performances not only of Mozart and his contemporaries but also the music of today. The concert features works by Mozart as well as later romantic composers - Mendelssohn and Rossini - and also includes a Shostakovich symphony. The orchestra is joined by soloists who have had long associations with it - soprano Felicity Lott sings Mozart, violinist Isabelle van Keulen and pianist/conductor Howard Shelley. Felicity Lott (soprano) Isabelle van Keulen (violin) London Mozart Players Howard Shelley (piano/conductor) Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3, K216 Mozart: Aria: Ch'io mi scordi di te, K505 Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 Followed by a focus on the London Mozart Players: London Mozart Players James Galway (flute/conductor) Devienne: Flute Concerto No 8 in G. London Mozart Players Jane Glover (conductor) Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – 1st mvt