Viennese Masters: Rivals and Friends

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Sophie Rosa | Director / Violin
Alexander Binns | Conductor
Derby Cathedral Choir

Salieri – Sinfonia in D major “Veneziana”
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish”
Mozart – Ave Verum
Haydn – Missa Sancti Nicolai

Mozart and friends: Sinfonia Viva and the Choir of Derby Cathedral come together to celebrate Amadeus at his most inspired, in the company of Joseph Haydn and Antonio Salieri.

With friends like these… we’re just saying, don’t believe everything you see in Amadeus! Legend has painted Salieri and Mozart as deadly rivals, but in fact they were friends, and Mozart was even something of a Salieri fan.

Today, Sinfonia Viva puts the record straight and lets you hear Salieri’s music for yourself: an elegant, exuberant symphony drawn from his work for the opera stage.

It’s a delightful upbeat to Mozart’s flamboyant “Turkish” Violin Concerto, played by our leader Sophie Rosa – the sound of a teenage composer simply having the time of his life.

Then we join forces with some musical friends of our own – Alexander Binns and the Choir of Derby Cathedral – to meet the one composer Mozart regarded as his equal, Joseph Haydn (whom Mozart affectionately called “Papa Haydn”).

Mozart’s much-loved Ave Verum introduces a Mass that Haydn wrote in honour of St Nicholas. This is church music, but not as you know it – playful, elegant, and bubbling with the energy and wit of a composer who said that when he thought of God, he could only write happy music.

Derby Cathedral provides the perfect setting; join us as we raise the roof.

Group discount: Book 10 or more tickets and save 10%
Multibuy discount: Book 3 or more concerts in the 26–27 Derby season and save 10% (discount applied automatically at checkout)

Running time: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes with one 20-minute interval