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In episode 48 of Ask Augustin, I talk about why Mozart's music is so difficult to interpret and perform. I often get questions about Mozart, since his concertos are among the most played violin pieces, and a staple at auditions. A lot of Mozart's music seems deceptively simple and easy to play at first, but then seems to only get more difficult the longer you work on it. There are so many factors to consider! There is such elegance in his music, such balance in the way the music is created and s

i’m having a lovely time in Salzburg this week performing Mozart Concerto no. 5 (A Major) with Joana Mallwitz and Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, at the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival! Playing Mozart with Mozarteumorchester, in the Mozarteum, in Mozart’s birth city- it doesn’t get better than that! I had a great time writing my own cadenzas to this concerto about 15 years ago. Over the years I tweaked them further (little changes every time I return to the piece), a process that is never