Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director

The superlative Mahler Chamber Orchestra returns with magisterial pianist Mitsuko Uchida, continuing a multiyear collaboration to bring Mozart’s exquisite piano concertos to Berkeley audiences. These utterly original compositions are a boundless playground where Mozart explored new ideas of musical drama, form, and ensemble interplay. A revered Mozartean, Uchida has lived with these works for decades, performing and recording them to great acclaim, and she has spoken about the merits and pleasures of returning to familiar repertoire throughout her illustrious career. The composer’s music, she has said, “is about conversation and happiness and joy and sorrow and life. Mozart wrote so many wonderful pieces, but for me his concerti are infinitely deeper and varied, and each is an instrumental opera.”

Leadership support for this performance is provided by Nadine Tang. Additional support is provided by the E. Nakamichi Foundation.