Work: Piano Concerto no. 14 in E flat major, K449

Michael Tilson Thomas' energy and wisdom remain undimmed in the New York Philharmonic's season opener.

Soloist Emanuel Ax likened the piano cadenzas in a Mozart concerto to the characters in a Mozart opera, an observation borne out in his detailed, expressive playing.

This concert in the ACO's “Celebrating Mozart” season included two symphonies in G minor – by Haydn and Mozart – to bookend the evening.