International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg in D major KV 297 (OehmsClassics OC 705). Friederike Starkloff, 2nd prize winner 2009, Josè Gallardo (piano). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F major KV 377, Sonata in B-flat major KV 454, Sonata in A major KV 526 / Mozart-Kreisler: Rondo, Allegretto, from Haffner-Serenade KV 250 (OehmsClassics OC 756). Maia Cabeza, 1st prize winner 2013, José Gallardo (piano), Liga Skride (Cembalo), CONCERTINO Ensemble conducted by Dirk Kaftan. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major KV 306, Adagio E major KV 261, Rondo C major KV 373 / Alfred Schnittke: Fuguee for solo violin 1953, Sonata for
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition." From 1782 to 1785 Mozart mounted concerts with himself as soloist, presenting three or four new piano concertos in each season. Since space in the theaters was scarce, he booked unconventional venues: a large room in the Trattnerhof (an apartment building), and the ballroom of the Mehlgrube (a restaurant). The concerts were very popular, and the concertos he premiered at them are still firm fixtures in the repertoire. Solomon writes that during this period Mozart created "a harmonious connection between an eager composer-performer and a