Joseph HAYDN (1732–1809): Symphony No. 77 in B-flat major, Hob. I:77
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791): Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
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Joseph HAYDN: Symphony No. 81 in G major, Hob. I:81

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A Viennese Classical period is the densest era in music history: it is striking that the output of just a few years or decades, produced in a single small region, could have exerted such a fundamental influence on the entire subsequent history of music. This is represented by the two concerts of the Orfeo Orchestra, whose soloist is Petra Somlai and whose conductor is György Vashegyi. In the early 1780s, Haydn and Mozart were simultaneously shaping the new language of the classical symphony and concerto. The B flat major and G major symphonies are two splendid works from Haydn’s mature creative period: vivid imprints of a time when his music had already far outgrown the framework of the Esterházy court and had become known throughout Europe. Not only in the programme, but also chronologically, Mozart’s 1783 Piano Concerto in C major is placed between the two symphonies, serving as one of the most important vehicles and documents of the composer’s early Viennese success. Mozart himself performed the work at his public academies and proudly wrote that it could address both connoisseurs and less experienced listeners alike.