The Siam Society is hosting the "Mozart: The Piano Quartets" concert, which features two great works by Mozart _ Piano Quartet KV 478 and Piano Quartet KV 493 _ in the evening programme on March 27 at 7pm.
Four faculty members from Silpakorn University will perform during the ‘Mozart: The Piano Quartets’ concert at Siam Society on March 27 at 7pm.
Both works will be performed by faculty members of Silpakorn Summer Music School _ Pornphan Banternghansa (piano), Leo Phillips (violin), Tasana Nagavajara (viola), and Kitikhun Sodprasert (cello).
Now considered to be amongst the most popular of chamber music works, Mozart's two piano quartets were initially conceived as parts of a set of three.
This was suggested by his publisher, fellow composer, and Masonic lodge brother, Franz Anton Hoffmeister.
Piano trios, such as those by Franz Joseph Haydn and Mozart himself, were extremely popular at the time, but adding a viola to the mix was thought distinctly controversial.
Mozart, however, produced two searing masterpieces and cemented the piano quartet as an accepted mainstream genre that would be taken up by other great composers such as Brahms, Schumann, Dvorak and Faure.
Admission to the concert is 300 baht (200 baht for Siam Society members and 50 baht for students). Wine and home-made sandwiches will be on sale. For reservations, call 02-661-6470_7.
