Torino / Tuesday 14 September 2021

Chiesa di San Pio X / at 09:00 PM

Musical pranks

Also known under the apocryphal title “The Village Musicians’ Sextet”, in reality Mozart’s Ein musikalischer Spaß (“A Musical Joke”) was his way of mocking over-the-top composers of his day. A prank so well-executed that it continues to delight listeners.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in fa maggiore K. 247 “Erste Lodronische Nachtmusik" Divertimento in fa maggiore K. 522 “Ein musikalischer Spaß”

Sestetto Balthasar Artisti del Teatro Regio

Bartolomeo Angelillo, violin
Francesco Gilardi, violin
Alessandro Cipolletta, viola
Michele Lipani, double bass
Pierluigi Filagna, horn
Fabrizio Dindo, horn

In conjunction with Teatro Regio

Free Admission, seating capacity: 90
Tickets for 30 seats distributed beginning 45 minutes prior to showtime.

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by Cesare Fertonani