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Salzburg

Emotional Mozart Mass in C minor at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival

By Laura Servidei, 19 May 2024

Gianluca Capuano leads a great ensemble in a thoughtful, emotional reading of Mozart’s Mass in C minor.

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Salzburg

19 May 2024

Emotional Mozart at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival

By Laura Servidei

New York City

Langrée pairs ambitious premiere with uneven Mass in C minor at Mostly Mozart

By David Wolfson, 25 July 2023

The world premiere of Iraqi-American composer Amir ElSaffar's ambitious Dhikra (Remembrance) very nearly succeeds in its ambitions.

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New York City

25 Jul 2023

Langrée pairs ambitious premiere with uneven Mass at Mostly Mozart

By David Wolfson

Los Angeles

LA Master Chorale shines in Mozart's C minor Mass

By Matthew Richard Martinez, 31 March 2022

The soloists and LA Master Chorale lead the way in a performance of Mozart's “Great” C minor Mass conducted by Zubin Mehta.

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Los Angeles

31 Mar 2022

LA Master Chorale shines in Mozart's C minor Mass

By Matthew Richard Martinez

Budapest

HIP Mozart is mainstream Mozart at Budapest's Bartók Spring Festival

By Laurence Vittes, 18 May 2021

György Vashegyi and the period instrument Orfeo Orchestra impress in an all-Mozart programme in Budapest.

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Budapest

18 May 2021

HIP Mozart is mainstream Mozart at Budapest's Bartók Spring Festival

By Laurence Vittes

New York City

First premiere of New York Philharmonic’s Women’s commissioning Project 19

By David Wolfson, 05 February 2020

The satisfying kick-off to the New York Philharmonic’s Project 19 women’s commissioning project shared a bill with a disappointing Haydn cello concerto and a rewarding Mozart Mass.

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New York City

05 Feb 2020

First premiere of NY Phil’s Women’s commissioning Project 19

By David Wolfson

Worcester

Gravity and explosives at the Three Choirs Festival

By Simon Cummings, 28 July 2017

A curious combination of Mozart’s “Great” Mass and Shostakovich’s Twelfth Symphony fill Worcester Cathedral with exuberance.

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Worcester

28 Jul 2017

Gravity and explosives at the Three Choirs Festival

By Simon Cummings

London

Prom 46: Wise men bearing gifts: Ilan Volkov and the BBCSSO

By Alexander Hall, 20 August 2016

An opportunity for the human voice to shine in works by Mahler and Mozart, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov, with an opening work by Gérard Grisey.

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London

20 Aug 2016

Prom 46: Wise men bearing gifts

By Alexander Hall

Utrecht

"Maybe he's immortal?": Frans Brüggen memorial concert

By Cynthia Wilson, 24 October 2014

His passing last August was no surprise. Anyone who had witnessed Frans Brüggen conduct in recent years knew that he was far from healthy and old for his years.

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Utrecht

24 Oct 2014

"Maybe he's immortal?": Frans Brüggen memorial concert

By Cynthia Wilson

Birmingham

Mozart's Mass in C Minor and more with the CBSO

By Katherine Dixson, 28 June 2014

There’s nothing like a bit of Mozart to help you unwind… and this was far more than a bit of Mozart, as part of the CBSO’s “Relax and Revitalise” series.

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Birmingham

28 Jun 2014

Mozart's Mass in C Minor and more with the CBSO

By Katherine Dixson

Coventry

Peace concert in Coventry with the English Symphony Orchestra

By Arthur Keegan-Bole, 12 November 2011

If only Mozart could’ve been there! Had he only one concert to attend from beyond the grave, Wolfgang could have done worse than head to Coventry Cathedral and its sumptuous acoustic on Saturday night. Here he would have been treated to a performance of his final symphony, no.41 ‘Jupiter’ – never heard in his lifetime – alongside his 'Great' Mass in C minor – which he never completed.

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Coventry

12 Nov 2011

Peace concert in Coventry with the English Symphony Orchestra

By Arthur Keegan-Bole

Gateshead

Celebratory Mozart

By Jane Shuttleworth, 24 September 2011

There was a sense of celebration in the air at the Sage Gateshead, as the Northern Sinfonia orchestra and chorus began their tenth season under the direction of Thomas Zehetmair with an all-Mozart programme. The hall was full, and before welcoming Zehetmair to the stage, Sage General Director Anthony Sargent had a bit of fun showing off Hall One’s fancy new multi-coloured lighting effects.

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Gateshead

24 Sep 2011

Celebratory Mozart

By Jane Shuttleworth

London

Mozart Mass in C Minor and Vesperae solennes de confessore

By Katy S. Austin, 28 June 2011

This was the second vocal concert of late (the last being Ariodante with Joyce DiDinato) to feature an exemplary female soloist caged inside an otherwise nondescript performance. Jérémie Rohrer tried in vain to force energy out of French chamber choir Les Elements and period ensemble Le Cercle de l’Harmonie.

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London

28 Jun 2011

Mozart Mass in C Minor and Vesperae solennes de confessore

By Katy S. Austin

Leeds

Leeds Festival Chorus and the Northern Sinfonia triumph with an evening of Mozart

By Laura Kate Wilson, 29 January 2011

On Saturday night, a large and diverse audience gathered in Leeds Town Hall to hear Leeds Festival Chorus and the Northern Sinfonia perform an all-Mozart programme, which provided an appropriate and atmospheric end to the composer's birthday week. The evening began with the Symphony No.40 in G Minor.

Leeds

29 Jan 2011

Leeds Festival Chorus and the Northern Sinfonia triumph with an evening of Mozart

By Laura Kate Wilson

La Chaise-Dieu

La métaphysique des tubes par Julien Chauvin à La Chaise-Dieu

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 27 August 2025

Dans Les Quatre Saisons comme dans Mozart, le violoniste-chef du Concert de la Loge montre sa capacité à donner toute leur éloquence et leur souffle vital à des partitions (trop) souvent entendues.

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La Chaise-Dieu

27 Aug 2025

La métaphysique des tubes par Julien Chauvin à La Chaise-Dieu

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Hamburg

Jordi Savall mit neuer Vervollständigung Mozarts Großer c-Moll-Messe

By Jens Klier, 28 January 2025

Guglielmi und Savall gelingt nicht nur editorisch eine logische Version der Missa, sondern auch – mit kleinen typischen Einschränkungen – eine besonders durch Höhenkontrolle und Stilreinheit interpretatorisch fabelhafte Hörwohltat.

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Hamburg

28 Jan 2025

Jordi Savall mit neuer Vervollständigung Mozarts Großer c-Moll-Messe

By Jens Klier

Leonardo García Alarcón en répétition avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France © Christophe Abramowitz / Radio France

Paris

La Grande Messe d’Alarcón et du Philhar’ : Mozart cherche sa paroisse

By Erwan Gentric, 09 December 2023

Sur le fond comme sur la forme, le chef-d'œuvre inachevé de Mozart dirigé par Leonardo García Alarcón laisse sur sa faim, malgré l'implication des forces de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

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Paris

09 Dec 2023

La Grande Messe du Philhar’ : Mozart cherche sa paroisse

By Erwan Gentric

Antwerp

2 x 2 = Moll: Vox Luminis und B'Rock mit Michael Haydn und Mozart

By Jens Klier, 25 May 2023

Bei seinem Betritt klassischen Neulands konnte sich Meuniers aufgestocktes Vokalensemble auf seine Qualitäten und denen des Orchesters unter Konzertmeisterin Bernardini verlassen; das Feld war und ist bestellt für weitere Wegpunkte.

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Antwerp

25 May 2023

2 x 2 = Moll: Vox Luminis und B'Rock mit Michael Haydn und Mozart

By Jens Klier

Vox Luminis et B'Rock Orchestra © Davy De Pauw

Brussels

Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis et B'Rock Orchestra exceptionnels à Bozar

By Patrice Lieberman, 24 May 2023

Dans le rare Requiem de Michael Haydn comme dans la célébrissime Grande Messe en ut mineur de Mozart, l'ensemble atteint des sommets, notamment sur le plan choral où Vox Luminis confirme son talent.

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Brussels

24 May 2023

Vox Luminis et B'Rock Orchestra exceptionnels à Bozar

By Patrice Lieberman

Daniel Reuss © Festival de Pâques / Caroline Doutre

Aix-en-Provence

Deux messes pour un week-end d'ouverture au Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence

By Irma Foletti, 01 April 2023

L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève et l'Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne ont donné un diptyque inégal sous la direction de Daniel Reuss, la messe mozartienne paraissant plus adaptée au lieu que celle de Rossini.

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Aix-en-Provence

01 Apr 2023

Deux messes pour un week-end d'ouverture au Festival de Pâques d'Aix

By Irma Foletti

Jean-Christophe Spinosi © Moscow Philharmonic

Lyon

Sous les pavés, Jupiter : Jean-Christophe Spinosi et Matheus à la Chapelle de la Trinité

By Beate Langenbruch, 30 March 2023

À quelques mètres du mouvement social, l'Ensemble Matheus et son chef ont livré un remarquable concert intégralement consacré à Mozart.

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Lyon

30 Mar 2023

Sous les pavés, Jupiter : Jean-Christophe Spinosi et Matheus à Lyon

By Beate Langenbruch

Berlin

Zwei letzte Werke Mozarts: Herreweghe zu Gast beim Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

By Sebastian Urmoneit, 12 March 2023

Philippe Herreweghe und sein Collegium Vocale Gent verzaubern das Berliner Publikum mit Mozarts c-Moll-Messe.

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Berlin

12 Mar 2023

Zwei letzte Werke Mozarts: Philippe Herreweghe zu Gast beim rsb

By Sebastian Urmoneit

Geneva

Minkowski et Les Musiciens du Louvre à Genève : Mozart sous stress

By Thomas Muller, 13 December 2018

Marc Minkowski et ses Musiciens du Louvre étaient à Genève pour une soirée consacrée à la musique religieuse de Mozart. Une déception, causée par l'effectif vocal limité et une direction excessivement droite.

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Geneva

13 Dec 2018

Minkowski et Les Musiciens du Louvre à Genève : Mozart sous stress

By Thomas Muller

Madrid

La Gran Misa de Mozart y el gran José Sotorres

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 12 February 2017

Impecable en la afinación, en el equilibrio vocal exigido en los intensos pasajes, y habilidoso en los sibilinos compases contrapuntísticos, le debemos al Coro Nacional los momentos más indelebles del concierto.

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Madrid

12 Feb 2017

La Gran Misa de Mozart y el gran José Sotorres

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic

Paris

Mozart à la Philharmonie : Sir John Elliott dans son jardin

By Denis Peyrat, 25 January 2016

Le programme de Sir John Elliott Gardiner avec The English Baroque Soloists était entièrement dévolu à Mozart : il a surtout permis de mettre en valeur la Rolls-Royce des ensembles vocaux que constitue le Monteverdi Choir.

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Paris

25 Jan 2016

Mozart à la Philharmonie : Sir John Elliott dans son jardin

By Denis Peyrat

Lyon

Délices vocaux dans la Messe en ut : le Chœur Britten et l’ONL dirigés par Ton Koopman

By Beate Langenbruch, 02 April 2015

L’œuvre inachevée de Mozart dans des habits restaurés par le chef néerlandais.

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Lyon

02 Apr 2015

Délices vocaux dans la Messe en ut

By Beate Langenbruch