![]() Salzburg organizers have to do some serious juggling in 2020. Two anniversaries, two “years,” so close . . . In 2027, Beethoven will get it again, for that year will mark the 200th anniversary of his death. (Kissin is a famed pianist.) I liked this jumping of the gun - kind of cheeky, for one thing. This summer at the Salzburg Festival, Evgeny Kissin jumped the gun by giving an all-Beethoven recital. But 2020 will mark the 250th anniversary of his birth, so there will be more Beethoven than ever. Next year will be a “Beethoven year.” There’s another guy who doesn’t need a special year. Familiarity bred even greater fondness, and awe. From January 1 to December 31, it was Mozart, Mozart, Mozart.īut, you know? By the time New Year’s Eve rolled around, I appreciated the lil’ fella more than ever. (Some of these works are too small-scale - too chamber-like - to be called proper operas.) I thought 2006 would be the death of me, where Mozart was concerned. Here in Salzburg, they went all out, presenting all 22 of Mozart’s stage works, for example. He had one in 2006, however, the 250th anniversary of his birth. Yes, but every year is a “Mozart year,” around the musical world. How about Mozart? He is the hometown boy, the hometown hero. ![]() Editor’s Note: The below is a slightly expanded version of an article that we have published in the current issue of National Review.Įvery year, the Salzburg Festival puts an accent on a composer or two.
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