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Mozartfest Würzburg

Date & Time
Sat, May 31, 2025, 20:00
Venue
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony will perform at the Würzburg Mozart Festival with works by Johann Christian Bach, Mozart's Violin Concerto in A major, and Haydn's Symphony No. 103. Noa Wildshuh (violin) and Ivor Bolton (conductor) join them at the Würzburg Residence.

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Keywords: Symphony Concert, Tour Concert

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Musicians

Noa WildschutViolin
Ivor BoltonConductor

Program

Sinfonie g-Moll op. 6 Nr. 6Johann Christian Bach
Violinkonzert A-Dur KV 219Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonie Nr. 103 (»mit dem Paukenwirbel«)Joseph Haydn
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