II: HENRI CHRISTOFER AAVIK JA BEETHOVEN
Giovanni Paisiello
Sinfonia funebre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
SÉRGIO PIRES clarinet, ERSO, conductor HENRI CHRISTOFER AAVIK
In February, young conductor Henri Christofer Aavik, who made his debut with ERSO in April 2024, will be taking the stage with the orchestra. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s favourite instrument during his final years was the clarinet. Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is his last completed instrumental concerto, which he composed for Anton Stadler, a clarinet virtuoso. The concerto continues to be one of the most important pieces in the clarinet repertoire. The soloist for the piece will be Sérgio Pires, the principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra.
During the second part of the evening, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 will be performed. Beethoven’s second symphony is usually considered a starting point for his later works, still having much in common with Haydn and Mozart. Despite the spiritual crisis of the composer at the time, the symphony has a heroic character full of sunny disposition and vitality. The concert opens with Sinfonia funebre by Giovanni Paisiello, an Italian composer and a contemporary of Mozart and Beethoven.