The Heidelberger Frühling Streichquartettfest, which centers on Mozart, begins with an in-depth look at his early works—specifically, the quartets composed by the young Wolfgang Amadeus. The opening concert, featuring all six ensembles of the festival, begins with the very first work composed for this instrumentation, the “Lodi Quartet.” It is named after Lodi, where father and son stopped during their journey from Milan to the south in 1770. According to one of his letters, the 14-year-old is said to have written it down one evening in a tavern! During his second stay in Italy, two years later, he composed the short, three-movement “Milan Quartets,” modeled entirely on the Italian style, and in 1773, the “Vienna Quartets.”

Concert with an intermission
; duration: approx. 1.5 hours

The concert will be recorded by SWR2 and broadcast as an evening concert on January 30, 2023.