Performed by Melanie Lançon and Ingrid Bauer with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto
Melani Lançon, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Ingrid Bauer Photo: RNZ/Tim Dodd
In 1778, when he was 22 years old, Mozart was in Paris. He had a student who played the harp, and her father, the Duke of Guînes, was a fine flautist. So for a fee of 96 Ducats, the Duke commissioned Mozart to write something for he and his daughter to play together. Apparently, Mozart was a fan of neither instrument.
Lançon and Bauer play cadenzas by Marius Flothuis, Nino Rota, and Kenneth Young in the three movements respectively.
Melanie Lançon joined the APO as Principal Flute in 2018. She’s originally from Baton Rouge in Louisiana and studied at Rice and Northwestern Universities. Before coming to New Zealand, she held positions with Central City Opera in Colorado and the Utah Symphony. She was also a Fellow with the New World Symphony, where she worked with Michael Tilson Thomas. He described her as a “beguiling player … full of spontaneity.”
Ingrid Bauer is a New Zealander and she joined the APO as Principal Harp [also] in 2018 [?]. She’s performed with all the professional orchestras in the country as well as the Queensland, Tasmanian and Adelaide orchestras. She’s a keen chamber musician too. Her flute/viola/harp trio Toru toured for Chamber Music New Zealand a couple of years ago and she also has a trombone and harp duo … of all things! … called Parp.
Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 5 March 2020
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay
Other performances from this concert:
Jennifer HIGDON: river sings a song to trees, from City Scape
