Man blowing into the mouthpiece of an oboe that he is holding and playing in his hands; black and white image with an overlaid half graphic of a close up of an oboe.

8 – 12 Oct

Mozart and Beethoven Concertos

Praised by The New York Times for his power and extraordinary range of colors, Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen is recognised as one of the leading living exponents of Mozart and Beethoven. Now based in Melbourne as the Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music, he joins the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra to perform these iconic concertos.

In 1787, a 17-year-old Beethoven made the journey from Bonn to Vienna — further than Melbourne to Sydney. Did he meet the 30-year-old Mozart in the few weeks they were in the same city? Was there a metaphorical handing over of the baton of classical music?

Escape to this bright, elegant moment to hear Mozart’s final piano concerto and Beethoven’s first-written (but second-numbered) concerto, written just a few years apart.