Jun Märkl, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation
Mozart’s Ninth Piano Concerto has been called the first masterpiece of the classical style. Renowned young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor brings this charming and elegant music to life in a performance that promises to astound you with its brilliance and beauty. The evening is rounded out with two youthful works by Mendelssohn — another child prodigy — the Reformation Symphony and the Trumpet Overture, written when he was just 16 years old.