Mozart in The Hague, 10-15 September 2015
Festival celebrates 250 years of Mozart in The Hague and pays homage to the famous composer
One of the most famous visitors to The Hague once donned, was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Mozart family visited The Hague. Celebrated 10-15 September 2015 with the festival “Mozart in The Hague” in which Mozart’s music is omnipresent – original, modified, omspeeld, translated, ‘applied’ and in concert.
The festival is a reflection of the diversity that characterized the works of Mozart. Of course there is a prominent role for music. We were able to connect some wonderful performers at the festival, including Johan Zomer, Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot, Menno van Delft, The Hague Philharmonic conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend, Residential Bach Choir and Hague Matrozenkoor, violinist Liza Ferschtman and pianist Daria van den Bercken . While getting the Amadeus contest young talents a chance to show what they can.
Residents and visitors to the city will be surprised with outdoor music. The carillon is played Hague and wind ensembles will perform in the inner arrangements of Mozart’s opera music. There are talks and walks, there is an exhibition in the Historical Museum.
The Mozart Foundation in The Hague was founded in July 2014 and has quickly prepared a varied and contrasting program. It is the desire to achieve co-operation and cohesion in the city been leading. There has been sought and found in the activities of the National Heritage Day and Prinsje Festival, but also existing concert series has been asked to transfer to the festival period “around Mozart. The festival provides a platform for professionals and amateurs. Artistic director of the festival is harpsichordist, conductor and composer Jörn Boysen (* 1976).
The full program and ticket information on the festival is available on www.mozartindenhaag.nl
You can also follow the festival via Twitter ( https://twitter.com/mozartindenhaag ) and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/mozartindenhaag ).
