BBC Proms 2021 : W. A. Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41

An Evening of Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , , Royal Albert Hall The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their young Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev showcase Mozart’s final three symphonies – composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788. Programme Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in E flat major (29 mins) Symphony in G minor (30 mins) Symphony in C major, ‘Jupiter’ (31 mins) Performers Scottish Chamber Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev conductor About This Event Composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788, Mozart’s three final symphonies together form a musical sequence that explores all sides of humanity. No. 39 offers a grand introduction, its fanfares and dances setting the scene, before we’re plunged into the dark drama of the Symphony No. 40, and finally emerge into the sunlight of the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony, with its dazzling fugal finale. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is con