Alexis Kossenko Photo: Aurelie RemyArion Baroque Orchestra: Mozart – January 10-12, 2020 Bourgie Hall LiveEvents December 31, 2019 1287 Arion Baroque Orchestra presents Mozart: The Dawn of Revolution Alexis Kossenko, Guest conductor and flute In the years leading up to the revolution, Paris was the stage of the most prestigious musical gatherings. The Concert Spirituel, for example, premiered works by Mozart, and the Concerts de la Loge Olympique witnessed the first performance of Haydn’s famous “La Reine” symphony. For the first time at the helm of Arion, the eminent French conductor and flutist Alexis Kossenko will also offer a superb flute concerto by François Devienne, the “French Mozart.” Concert program François Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) Sinfonia n° 2 in E flat Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791) Sinfonia concertante in E Flat Major Allegro, Adagio, Andante avec variations Intermission François Devienne (1759-1803) Flute concerto in E minor Allegro,Adagio, Rondo Allegro poco Moderato Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809) Symphony n° 85 « La Reine » in B Flat Major Adagio-Vivace, Romance (Allegretto), Menuet (Allegretto). Finale (Presto) Concert date Friday, January 10, 2020 – 7:30pm Saturday, January 11, 2020 – 4:00pm Sunday, January 12, 2020 – 2:00pm For more information and tickets visit: www.arionbaroque.com/en/concerts/montreal-series