Enjoy a delightful programme of music by Mozart in the company of members of the Nelson Symphony Orchestra and fortepianist/conductor Andrew Ward.
This concert will attempt to evoke the atmosphere of late eighteenth-century Vienna, through the use of a facsimile 1784 fortepiano built by Mozart’s favourite pianomaker, Johann Stein.
The two men got on extremely well and much of Mozart’s piano music was clearly written with Stein’s instruments in mind. Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major, KV 414 will be complemented by one of his most famous works for chamber orchestra, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
There is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy in this concert, so do come along!
Biography
Andrew Ward is a renowned fortepianist and conductor, who has given recitals across Australia and New Zealand. Born in England, he began his musical career at Westminster Abbey Choir School, before going on to study music at King’s College, London and Birmingham Conservatoire. Andrew has recently worked with the eminent fortepianist Professor Michael Tsalka, and was invited to perform at the 2025 Piano Panoply in Perth, Australia. Recent conducting engagements include the Solo Spotlight Concert with the Nelson Symphony Orchestra, working with some of New Zealand’s finest young concerto soloists. He is currently in the process of completing a PhD in Creative Practice on piano music of the late eighteenth-century, for which he has been granted a full doctoral scholarship from the University of Auckland.
