Delicacy at the cost of spark: Mitsuko Uchida with the Mahler CO

Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

By Mengguang Huang, 27 January 2025

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“they captured the playful charm and brightness of Mozart’s music”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 26 January 2025

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 18 in B flat major, "Paradis", K456

Janáček, Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467

Schoenberg, Six Little Piano Pieces Op.19 (no.2)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Piano, Director

Magic and solemnity: Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Susan Stempleski, 28th March

Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO continue their exploration of Mozart’s piano concertos and the players deliver a polished New York premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Chorale Quartet.

****1

Lessons in grief: Picture a day like this triumphs in Aix

David Karlin, 5th July

Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s fourth opera shares the best qualities of their previous work but is an inspiring, breathtaking fable.

*****

At the Concertgebouw, it's all about Lang Lang

Clare Varney, 1st June

No ordinary evening at the Concertgebouw, where Lang Lang’s partnership with Andris Nelsons is the perfect vehicle to examine the complexities and contrasts found in the music of Beethoven.

****1

The First and Second Viennese Schools in one: Uchida and the Mahler CO

Alexander Hall, 1st February

Dame Mitsuko Uchida demonstrates why she is one of today's greatest Mozartians, while her MCO players give a virtuoso account of a work steeped in the Viennese tradition.

****1

Shadows and spectres: Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 9th November

A cabinet of curiosities: Christoph Koncz has an unconventional take on two Viennese symphonies, yet contributes well to an exemplary performance of Britten's most famous song cycle.

***11

Magical Mozart from Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Roy Westbrook, 5th February

If Purcell’s genius was muted, it was not missing in the Mahler Chamber Orchestra's appearance at London's Southbank.

****1

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Mengguang Huang

Mengguang Huang is a Hamburg-based project manager in the construction industry. With a strong passion for classical music, he was introduced to the world of early music during his time in the UK, where he developed a particular fondness for renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Driven by his love for this genre, he now makes it a priority to attend major Baroque opera productions and concerts across Western Europe whenever possible, continuing to deepen his appreciation for this rich musical tradition.

Delicacy at the cost of spark: Mitsuko Uchida with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra