Pavlova Winds with Glynne Butt
Mozart
Time & location
06 Sept 2025, 7:30 pm
St Mary-le-More Church, Market Place, Wallingford OX10 0EG, UK
About the event
Mozart: Piano Quintet in E flat major K. 452
Interval
Mozart: Gran Partita in B flat major K. 361
Opportunities to hear live performances of Mozart’s Gran Partita, also known as the Serenade for thirteen wind instruments (actually twelve winds and one double bass), are few and far between, so we are delighted that Pavlova Winds, a locally-based ensemble which draws in professional players from around the country, are performing it for us. Together with Abingdon pianist Glynne Butt, they complete this all-Mozart evening with a performance of the Quintet for Piano and Wind of 1784, a piece of which the composer was particularly proud. After the Quintet’s first performance he reported to his father that the work had received a very favourable reception and that “I, myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life”. Some recommendation!
The Serenade of 1781 needs little introduction. Its seven movements achieve…
Tickets
Regular seat
Sale ends
06 Sept, 7:30 pm
From £20.00 to £22.00
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£22.00
Seat with arms
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06 Sept, 7:30 pm
Do you need a chair with an arm? Please have consideration for guests who may find them more accessible.
From £20.00 to £22.00
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Regular seat (relocates)
Sale ends
06 Sept, 7:30 pm
These seats will be swapped with the piano during the interval to form seats C1-C6. This will be the front row for the Gran Partita.
From £20.00 to £22.00
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£22.00