Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Clyne, Mozart, and Brahms — With Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst, and Amihai Grosz

First on the program is Weathered, a clarinet concerto written by Anna Clyne in collaboration with Martin Fröst, who gave an "astonishing" (Bachtrack) UK debut in March 2023. The work touches on our shared global experiences of the pandemic and climate change through five 5-minute movements centered around different weathered elements. Next, violin virtuoso Janine Jansen and Berlin Phil principal violist Amihai Grosz offer a sparkling performance of Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola, perhaps Mozart's most iconic masterpiece written in Salzburg, a blend of concerto and symphony that places violin and viola on equal footing. Finally, Takács-Nagy and the VFCO turn to Brahms's Third Symphony, one of the purest distillations of the composer's great talent, whose F-Ab-F motif is thought to represent Brahms's personal motto frei aber froh—free but happy.

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medici.tv’s broadcasts of the Verbier Festival's 30th anniversary edition are produced with the support of Madame Aline Foriel-Destezet.
Janine Jansen appears courtesy of Decca Classics. Martin Fröst appears courtesy of Sony Classical.