Events

MOZART’S JUPITER

Generously sponsored by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 — a work of emotional profundity, staggering technical mastery, and titanic influence. The aftershocks of this mesmerizing work continue to be felt among performers, composers, and listeners alike, with Sir George Grove crowning the symphony “the greatest orchestral work of the world which preceded the French Revolution.”

Music Director Earl Lee directs these concerts timed to coincide with Mozart’s birthday. Plus, 2023 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Award winner Tommy Mesa joins as soloist to perform Jessie Montgomery’s impassioned response to recent social and political unrest alongside Haydn’s lyrical and uplifting Cello Concerto.

Please note that this program will be offered in two venues: Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater, and the A2SO’s debut at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, January 26, 2024 | 8 PM | Orchestra Hall (Detroit)

Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 8 PM | The Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor)
Pre-concert talk at 7 PM

Tommy Mesa, cello
Earl Lee, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1
Jessie Montgomery Divided
Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”