Korean Symphony's Audience-Free Online Concert 'Mozart' Live Broadcast on the 17th View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Korean Symphony Orchestra will live stream its audience-free online concert "Mozart" on the 17th at 7:30 PM via Naver TV (Korean Symphony channel) and V LIVE.


The Korean Symphony will perform the overture to the opera The Magic Flute as the first piece of the concert. The Magic Flute is a masterpiece that condenses various musical styles Mozart employed throughout his life, ranging from Austrian folk-style songs to Italian comic opera forms, German lieder, Italian-style arias, and Bach-style chorales. The overture to The Magic Flute contains codes symbolizing the Freemasons, a secret society advocating the ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity, which Mozart was a member of. It also reflects the contrast of the era between chaos and order, darkness and light.


The second piece to be performed is Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. Mozart's five violin concertos embody his rich experiences from traveling extensively across Western Europe since childhood. In particular, the "G major concerto" is the first example where Mozart's unique style is fully expressed. The dialogic character between the solo instrument and the orchestra is prominent, with wind instruments playing a significant role, showcasing Mozart's distinctive diversity and complexity. Violinist Han Sujin will be the soloist.



Mozart's Symphony No. 41 will conclude the concert. Mozart composed three symphonies within six weeks in 1788, three years before his death. This was a period when, despite severe financial hardship, his passion for art only grew stronger. Symphony No. 41, composed during this time, is regarded as a piece that transcended the limits of the existing symphonic form with its unique minuet and academic counterpoint elements. Especially in the fourth movement, it brilliantly integrates the Baroque technique of fugue into the Classical sonata form structure, opening a new chapter in music history.


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