Lorenzo Meo presents a chamber music-inspired interpretation of selected works from the Romantic piano repertoire. The leitmotif of the program is storytelling, entrusted entirely to the sounds of the piano. The result is a “wordless” narrative, inspired by a poetic world full of different and contrasting moods, as in the pieces by Schubert and Chopin, or explicitly programmatic and based on a literary text, as in the works by Schumann and Liszt.

Italian pianist and composer Lorenzo Meo combines the great tradition with contemporary forms of expression. Appreciated for the intensity and clarity of his pianistic expression, he is distinguished by a personal synthesis in which formal complexity and immediacy of expression come together. His repertoire ranges from Baroque and Classical to New Music, with a special focus on rarely performed works and contemporary music.

Nannerl Mozart was born on July 30th, 1751 in Salzburg. Like her younger brother Mozart, she also travelled through Europe as a child prodigy. But unlike her brother, she was denied the opportunity to pursue an artistic career. While Mozart composed and played concerts, she took over the household management and entered into a marriage of convenience in August 1784. What was Mozart's relationship with his sister like? And was this the fate of all women at that time?

 

To mark International Women's Day on March 8th, we are immersing ourselves in the world of 18th century women. Each woman in Mozart's life played a unique role in his musical journey. Together we will discover how the social norms of the 18th century influenced women's opportunities and which aspects of the image of women at that time are still present today.

A piano recital by 8 year old prodigy Angelo Zhang.