Handel and Haydn Society: Haydn + Mozart

About this event

Mozart’s First Violin Concerto stars H+H concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky in our Orchestra’s premiere performance of this work. Enjoy Haydn’s Drum Roll Symphony, performed on period instruments, starting with its timpani flourish. Haydn’s mass Theresienmesse, honoring the Empress Maria Theresia, showcases our illustrious Chorus, led by Harry Christophers in one of his final performances as Artistic Director.

Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel and Haydn Society is dedicated to performing Baroque and Classical music with a freshness, vitality, and creativity that inspires all ages. H+H has been captivating audiences for 208 consecutive seasons (the most of any performing arts organization in the United States). Today, H+H’s period-instrument Orchestra and Chorus delight more than 50,000 in-person listeners annually. H+H’s mission is to inspire the intellect, touch the heart, elevate the soul, and connect us with our shared humanity through transformative experiences with Baroque and Classical music.

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This stream is available to watch until May 19, 2023.

Programme

• 1. Pre-concert interview – Emily Marvosh hosts, with a violin demonstration by H+H concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky, followed by an interview with Harry Christophers, Artistic Director.

• 2. Concert – approx. 105 min programme

Repertoire

1. 1. Haydn: Symphony No. 103, Drum Roll

2. 2. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1

3. 3. Haydn: Theresienmesse