Mozart’s timeless masterpieces will be performed during our New Year’s concert in Gewandhaus. The event will open with the splendid overture “The Marriage of Figaro”, K. 492, a work that captivates with its sparkling inexhaustible vitality, sharp dynamic contrasts, as well as a luminous crescendo

This evening the concert begins with Smetana’s  “The Moldau” from his famous set of six symphonic tone poems entitled “My Homeland” (Czech: Má vlast). The main theme which evokes the great river Vltava runs emphatically throughout the entire work and includes the composers adaptation of the Italian