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Playing Mozart a little too straight

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra - The Amadeus Concert

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Cultural Centre Concert Hall

Thursday

Under the pretext of performing music 'from and beyond' Amadeus, the famous 1984 film adaptation of a stage-hit based on legends about Mozart's life and death, the Hong Kong Philharmonic recently put together some of his best-known music to create a pleasant evening at the Cultural Centre.

As always with artistic director Edo de Waart, who was conducting, the transparent texture and the supple, energetic phrasing sparkled.

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The crisp violin articulation in the finale of Piano Concerto No. 21 was also noteworthy.

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