The Florida Chamber Music Project will celebrate Mozart during his birthday month with an all-Mozart concert on Jan. 19 at the Beaches Museum Chapel in Jacksonville Beach. The concert will feature Hyunsoon Whang and Giovanni Bertoni.
“Celebrating Mozart is one of my favorite things about January,” said Susan Pardue, artistic director.
Fantasy in D minor, K. 397 was composed in 1782 for solo piano and is one of Mozart’s most popular compositions for piano. Written in his favorite tragic key, it is an example of the use of specific devices to create a work of great drama and emotional depth.
Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt” is a trio for piano, clarinet and viola that was composed in 1786. The German word Kegelstatt means “a place where skittles are played.” Skittles was a game similar to a duckpin bowling alley. No composer before Mozart had written for this combination of instruments, as the clarinet was still a relatively new instrument.
The concert conclusion will be Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 which was composed in 1786. Mozart had been commissioned in 1785 by the publisher Franz Anton Hoffmeister to compose three quartets, but he was released from the obligation after Hoffmeister thought the G minor Quartet, K. 478 was too difficult. Nine months later Mozart composed this quartet which has three movements.
Tickets are available for this concert as well as the whole season. Season tickets for the remaining four concerts cost $108 and are on sale now. There is also a three-concert flex ticket purchase for $81. Single tickets are $30 at the door or through 904TIX. Student tickets are $10 and available only at the door.
Beaches Museum Chapel is wheelchair-accessible and has free parking along Pablo Avenue near 4th Street North of Beach Boulevard. All concerts begin at 3 p.m. Attendees are invited to join the musicians after the concert for refreshments.
The Florida Chamber Music Project was founded 12 years ago by violist Susan Pardue. Joining her are violinists Patrice Evans and Ann Hertler and cellist Laurie Casseday. All are members of the Jacksonville Symphony.
For advance tickets online: http://flchambermusic.org.