Parlando is a chamber orchestra based in New York City created to bring educational and accessible classical music concerts to wider audiences. By integrating dialogue with historical and musical context within short programs, Parlando seeks to remove the barriers to entry to classical music concerts without compromising the music. Founded in 2019, Parlando brings educational classical music programs to schools, community centers, and other local venues, curating specific programs for each audience, taking age and background into account. Classical music has never been composed or performed in a vacuum, and Parlando seeks to explore and highlight the rich, varied contexts that surround the art form.
Young composers have been hailed as "the next Mozart" for generations, but how did composers interpret Mozart’s legacy? Join Parlando as it explores Mozart’s impact on classical music, culminating in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri, the precursor to the Oscar-winning film Amadeus.
The program includes Reynaldo Hahn’s charming Mozart Overture and Alfred Schnittke’s witty tribute to the 18th century, Moz-Art à la Haydn, before concluding with Rimsky Korsakov’s one-act opera, Mozart and Salieri, featuring Joseph Parrish as Salieri and Daniel McGrew as Mozart.