The Mozart Question

With excerpts from:
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Strauss The Blue Danube
Bach Violin Sonata No. 1
Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Daniel Pioro violin
Michael Morpurgo narrator
Alison Reid narrator
Simon Reade director


A young journalist is sent to Venice to interview the great violinist Paolo Levi. Before she sets off she's given one warning: don't ask 'the Mozart question'.

But she doesn't have to because Levi has decided the time has come to tell his story. It's a story of survival: it tells of the horrors of the holocaust and the incredible healing power of music.

Alison Reid and Daniel Pioro join the London Philharmonic Orchestra and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo for a unique musical telling of his heartbreaking story, The Mozart Question, adapted and directed by Simon Reade.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has created some online resources in association with the Holocaust Education Trust, designed to help you engage with the history behind this story.
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Dedicated by the Dorset Foundation in memory of the late Harry M. Weinrebe

Suitable for children aged 8 and over

TICKETS: £7 - £18
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Hear it first!
Select a link below to listen to selected movements from this concert (Flash Player opens in a new window).

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Final movement
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Spring
Strauss: The Blue Danube
Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Are you a budding young author?

We are running a short story competition for children aged 8-14. Prizes include free tickets to The Mozart Question and the chance to meet legendary children's author, Michael Morpurgo.

Click here to find out how to enter and to download the competition terms and conditions


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