Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to Perform Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 with City Symphony Orchestra

Michelle Wu will perform Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in May, during a free event organized with the city’s symphony orchestra.

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Le Figaro

Posted on 04/17/2023 at 1:46 p.m.

That a political figure practices music, it happens. That it occurs in concert in full mandate, here is something less common. Michelle Wu, Democratic Mayor de Boston, is of this temple. The city councilor, a pianist from an early age, will perform on May 7, as a soloist, at Symphony Hall, the great historic concert hall of the capital of Massachusetts, on the east coast of the United States. At the invitation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michelle Wu will perform there for the occasion the Concerto n°21 of Mozart in C major.

The free event, entitled “Concert for the city”, will be led by Andris Nelsonsat the head of Boston Symphony Orchestrawhich will accompany the “guest performance” by Michelle Wu. “I am delighted by this incredible opportunity which will help make the orchestra accessible to residents of all ages”she said in a statement, welcoming the chance for the city to host this symphonic formation “world famous”.

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A well-tempered chosen one

The elected 38-year-old has already had the opportunity to sit in front of a piano as part of the exercise of her mandate. Last year, the mayor performed with students at a gala evening organized in an art center and also played two pieces for residents of a municipal retirement home. “The first time I came here was for a city council debate where I had to answer some tough questions; today, I am very happy to be here simply to play the piano!”, she said then. However, his upcoming performance next month will be his first concert appearance as mayor and soloist.

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Daughter of a Taiwanese singer, Michelle Wu accompanied her mother on the piano when she was a child. She continued her study and practice of the instrument during her studies. According to an article from Boston Globe written after her election, in 2021, the pianist has kept a very vivid memory of an interpretation of the Rhapsody in Blue of George Gershwin, which she had given in her high school years. Part of its cultural policy consists of the multiplication of free events, in order to improve access to the arts in Boston.

Apart from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the concert will also be marked by the participation of the Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by conductor Keith Lockhart. This training in the popular repertoire will open the event with an interpretation of the Fanfare for Fenwaya work of John Williams composed when he himself was bandleader of the Boston Pop. The last edition of the “Concert for the city” was organized in 2021.