Mozart, Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major, K.595 (Mozartwoche 2000)

Synopsis

Making his first appearance at the head of the Camerata academica Salzburg at the Mozartwoche 2000 was American conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Born in Ohio in 1944, he has guested as opera conductor at many of the most prestigious theaters of the world. In 1980 he was appointed General Music Director of the Stuttgart State Opera, and from 1987 to 1995 he fulfilled the same function in Bonn. He was then principal conductor of the Stuttgart Kammerorchester and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He became General Music Director in Linz in fall 2002. The former "Camerata academica Salzburg" was renamed simply "Camerata Salzburg" in 2001. It was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was its head and mentor for many years. From 1978 to 1997 its artistic director was Sándor Végh and in 1997 Roger Norrington was appointed principal conductor of the ensemble. The Camerata Salzburg can be heard every year at the Salzburg Mozartwoche and Salzburg Festival. The teaming of Dennis Russell Davies and the Camerata academica was a total success: "The conductor, in spite of his cool exterior, acted anything but coolly, and the frisky ensemble created an ideal pairing, a kind of 'Dream Team'", wrote a Salzburg critic. Soloist Ursula Oppens was born in New York and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. After winning many competitions, she made her debut at Carnegie Hall in 1969. She has long been a sought-after soloist and recitalist.

Additional Info

• No: A05508939
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
• Orchestra: Camerata Academica Salzburg
• Artists: Ursula Oppens
• Production year: 2000
• Run time: 00:34:00
• Director: Horant H. Hohlfeld
• Producers: Unitel