Berg & Mozart

In the first part of the concert, one of the most prominent chamber masterpieces of the 20th century will be performed: Alban Berg’s "Lyric Suite." For decades, it was considered primarily a brilliant example of musical expressionism. Only decades after the composer's death, when his personal copy of the score was discovered, did musicologists decode the hidden program of the opus: behind musical symbols, quotes from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde," and numerical codes lay the story of Berg's secret love for Hanna Fuchs-Robettin. The movement titles—Amoroso, Appassionato, Estatico, Delirando—turn the suite into a true psychological drama told through the language of music.

The second part will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Divertimento No. 17—one of his most ambitious compositions, combining symphonic sweep with chamber transparency. Despite its celebratory character, the music surprises with a wealth of moods: alongside brilliant, solemn episodes, moments of deep lyricism and refined intimacy unfold.

Two composers, two centuries, two musical languages—and a remarkable dialogue between them; two chamber music masterpieces created nearly a century and a half apart. Despite the differences in eras and musical languages, Alban Berg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are united by one essential thing: exceptional mastery of string textures and the ability to speak of the subtlest human emotions through the language of music.