The celestial dimension
And with Katrine Gislinge at the keys, you not only got a superb interpretation in the technical virtuoso sense, but also opened the door to musical heaven, simply because Gislinge is an inspired pianist.
Once again, it was a pure Viennese classical programme that Adam Fischer and the Danish National Concert Orchestra presented to the audience at one of the popular "Spring with Fischer" concerts, which had gathered an almost full house in the Conservatory's Music Hall in Frederiksberg.
The order was not strictly chronological, but it was logical.
First, we were treated to a rousing rendition of Beethoven's "Leonore Overture No. 3", which he had composed in 1806 for his only opera, the painful "Fidelio". Then time was turned back to 1777, when Mozart wrote his 9th piano concerto, nicknamed "Jeunehomme" after the Parisian pianist who visited Salzburg in January that year and was immortalised thanks to Mozart's music - the name has stuck, although her real name was something else.
This work is rightly considered the first great of the 27 piano concertos Mozart wrote in his short life. The three movements, the grand allegro, the heartfelt andantino and the swirling presto form a marvellous whole. And with Katrine Gislinge at the keys, not only did we get a superb interpretation in the technical virtuoso sense, but also opened the door to musical heaven, simply because Gislinge is an inspired pianist.
