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The '''Mostly Mozart Festival''' is a summer series of concerts held at [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City]]. Currently, the artistic director is [[Jane Moss]] while the music director is [[Louis Langrée]]. In 2006, it celebrated its 40th anniverary and the 250th anniversary of its namesake [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s birth. As it has done for many years, it is performing many of "Mozart's works and also a variety of musical works created after his death that were inspired and influenced by his genius".<ref name=anni> Moss, Jane; Langrée, Louis. ''On Anniversaries''. Mostly Mozart Festival July 28 - August 26, 2006 PLAYBILL.</ref>
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The '''Mostly Mozart Festival''' was an American [[classical music]] festival based in [[New York City]].
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== History ==
On August 1, 1966, '''Midsummer Serenades - A Mozart Festival''' began. This program, the first indoor [[music festival]] in the [[United States]], (made possible by Lincoln Center's new, [[air conditioning|air-conditioned halls]]), would eventually turn into what is today the Mostly Mozart Festival. On January 27, 1991, The Mozart Bicentennial at Lincoln Center opened with concerts held at [[Avery Fisher Hall]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera House]]. It was the world's largest and most comprehensive tribute to the life and works of Mozart.<ref name=hist>http://www.lincolncenter.org/aboutLC/archive_history70s.asp?session=ECD1&version=&ws=&bc=99 </ref>


== References ==
==Venues==
The festival presented concerts with its resident ensemble, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, principally at [[David Geffen Hall]] of the [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]]. Other festival concerts occurred at such venues as:
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* [[Alice Tully Hall]]
* [[Stanley Kaplan|Stanley H. Kaplan]] Penthouse
* Rose Theater ([[Jazz at Lincoln Center]])
* [[Merkin Concert Hall]]
* [[Gerald W. Lynch Theater]]
* David Rubenstein Atrium
* Walter Reade Theater


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==History==
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Jay K. Hoffman, William W. Lockwood Jr., [[Schuyler G. Chapin]] and George F. Schutz jointly founded the initial version of the festival in 1966. The festival's first season occurred under the title 'Midsummer Serenades – A Mozart Festival', on August 1, 1966.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/16/arts/a-founder-of-mostly-mozart-to-resign-at-lincoln-center.html|title=A Founder of Mostly Mozart to Resign at Lincoln Center|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Allan Kozinn|author-link=Allan Kozinn|date=July 16, 1991|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> As advised by the then-president of Lincoln Center, [[William Schuman]], the festival assisted in providing summer employment for freelance classical musicians in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/11/arts/l-mostly-mozart-how-the-baby-was-born-133791.html|title=Mostly Mozart: How the Baby Was Born (Letter to the Editor)|work=The New York Times|author=Jay K. Hoffman|date=August 11, 1991|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
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[[Category:Classical music festivals]]


The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the festival, is a [[freelance]] orchestra with a roster of tenured players who return each season. It features musicians from diverse American orchestras, including the [[Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra]], [[Metropolitan Opera]] Orchestra, [[New York City Ballet]] Orchestra, [[New York Philharmonic]], [[Orpheus Chamber Orchestra]], [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]], [[St. Louis Symphony]], and [[Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra]], among others.
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[[Gerard Schwarz]] became the festival's music director in 1984. During his tenure, visiting ensembles joined the festival roster, and the repertoire widened beyond [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] to other composers of the classical era, as well as [[Neoclassicism (music)|neoclassical]] works from later eras. A [[chamber music]] series was initiated during that period.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/arts/music/mostly-mozart-mostly-improved.html|title=Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved|work=The New York Times|author=Anthony Tommasini|author-link=Anthony Tommasini|date=July 26, 2003|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Schwarz concluded his music directorship of the festival in August 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/17/entertainment/ca-35083|title=A Time for Mostly Moving On|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Martin Steinberg|date=August 17, 2001|access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref> In July 2002, last-minute [[Strike action|industrial action]] just before the start of that summer's festival by the festival orchestra musicians led to the cancellation of 20 concerts, over a dispute regarding the authority of the festival's music director over personnel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/nyregion/most-of-mostly-mozart-festival-is-canceled-by-orchestra-strike.html|title=Most of Mostly Mozart Festival Is Canceled by Orchestra Strike|work=The New York Times|author=Jesse McKinley|date=July 30, 2002|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/01/arts/critic-s-notebook-mozart-players-inching-farther-out-on-a-limb.html|title=Critic's Notebook: Mozart Players Inching Farther Out on a Limb|work=The New York Times|author=Anthony Tommasini|author-link=Anthony Tommasini|date=August 1, 2002|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>

In December 2002, Louis Langrée was named the festival's next music director,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/11/arts/mostly-mozart-appoints-music-director.html|title=Mostly Mozart Appoints Music Director|work=The New York Times|author=Robin Pogrebin|author-link=Robin Pogrebin|date=December 11, 2002|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> and formally took up the post in the summer of 2003. In March 2005, his initial contract with Mostly Mozart was extended to 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://staging.playbillarts.com/news/article/1621.html|title=Mostly Mozart Announces 2005 Season Plans, Extends Contract of Music Director Louis Langrée|work=[[Playbill]] Arts|author=Ben Mattison|date=March 17, 2005|access-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> His contract was further extended in April 2014 through 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/langre-signs-on-for-more-mostly-mozart/?ref=arts|title=Langrée Signs On for More Mostly Mozart|first=Allan|last=Kozinn|author-link=Allan Kozinn|date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> In April 2017, the festival further extended Langrée's contract through 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/arts/music/mostly-mozart-festival-with-a-side-of-schubert.html|title=This Summer Brings Mostly Mozart, With a Side of Schubert|work=The New York Times|author=Michael Cooper|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Langrée concluded his tenure as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival at the close of the summer of 2023.<ref name="HeywardMay2023">{{cite press release | url=https://pressroom.lincolncenter.org/press-releases/view/6476692c524caa7a39f8661d | title=Conductor Jonathon Heyward Named Next Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center's Summer Orchestra | publisher=Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | date=31 May 2023 | accessdate=2023-06-02}}</ref><ref name="NYT20230531">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/arts/music/jonathon-heyward-mostly-mozart-festival-orchestra.html | title=Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra | work=The New York Times | author=Javier C. Hernández | date=2023-05-31 | accessdate=2023-06-02}}</ref>

Effective with the summer of 2023, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts subsumed the Mostly Mozart Festival into its 'Summer for the City' festival.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/arts/music/lincoln-center-summer-programming.html | title=Lincoln Center Revives Summer for the City, Hoping to Draw New Fans | work=The New York Times | author=Javier C. Hernández | date=2023-04-17 | accessdate=2023-06-02}}</ref> In May 2023, Lincoln Center announced the appointment of [[Jonathon Heyward]] as the next music director of the orchestra affiliated with the Mostly Mozart Festival, which was scheduled to undergo a name change from 2024 onwards.<ref name="HeywardMay2023"/><ref name="NYT20230531"/> In January 2024, Lincoln Center announced the new name of the orchestra as the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/arts/music/mostly-mozart-renamed-lincoln-center.html | title=Goodbye Mostly Mozart, Hello Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center | work=The New York Times | author=Javier C. Hernández | date=2024-02-05 | accessdate=2024-02-06}}</ref>

==Music directors==
* [[Gerard Schwarz]] (1984–2001)
* [[Louis Langrée]] (2003–2023)

==References==
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Mostly Mozart Festival
StatusActive
GenreClassical music festival
Beginsmid-July
Endsmid-August
FrequencyAnnually
VenueLincoln Center for the Performing Arts and others
Location(s)New York City
CountryUnited States
Years active57
InauguratedAugust 1, 1966 (1966-08-01)
FoundersJay K. Hoffman and William Lockwood
Most recentAugust 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
Organised byLincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Websitewww.mostlymozart.org

The Mostly Mozart Festival was an American classical music festival based in New York City.

Venues[edit]

The festival presented concerts with its resident ensemble, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, principally at David Geffen Hall of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Other festival concerts occurred at such venues as:

History[edit]

Jay K. Hoffman, William W. Lockwood Jr., Schuyler G. Chapin and George F. Schutz jointly founded the initial version of the festival in 1966. The festival's first season occurred under the title 'Midsummer Serenades – A Mozart Festival', on August 1, 1966.[1] As advised by the then-president of Lincoln Center, William Schuman, the festival assisted in providing summer employment for freelance classical musicians in New York City.[2]

The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the festival, is a freelance orchestra with a roster of tenured players who return each season. It features musicians from diverse American orchestras, including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City Ballet Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, among others.

Gerard Schwarz became the festival's music director in 1984. During his tenure, visiting ensembles joined the festival roster, and the repertoire widened beyond Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to other composers of the classical era, as well as neoclassical works from later eras. A chamber music series was initiated during that period.[3] Schwarz concluded his music directorship of the festival in August 2001.[4] In July 2002, last-minute industrial action just before the start of that summer's festival by the festival orchestra musicians led to the cancellation of 20 concerts, over a dispute regarding the authority of the festival's music director over personnel.[5][6]

In December 2002, Louis Langrée was named the festival's next music director,[7] and formally took up the post in the summer of 2003. In March 2005, his initial contract with Mostly Mozart was extended to 2008.[8] His contract was further extended in April 2014 through 2017.[9] In April 2017, the festival further extended Langrée's contract through 2020.[10] Langrée concluded his tenure as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival at the close of the summer of 2023.[11][12]

Effective with the summer of 2023, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts subsumed the Mostly Mozart Festival into its 'Summer for the City' festival.[13] In May 2023, Lincoln Center announced the appointment of Jonathon Heyward as the next music director of the orchestra affiliated with the Mostly Mozart Festival, which was scheduled to undergo a name change from 2024 onwards.[11][12] In January 2024, Lincoln Center announced the new name of the orchestra as the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center.[14]

Music directors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allan Kozinn (July 16, 1991). "A Founder of Mostly Mozart to Resign at Lincoln Center". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Jay K. Hoffman (August 11, 1991). "Mostly Mozart: How the Baby Was Born (Letter to the Editor)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Anthony Tommasini (July 26, 2003). "Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Martin Steinberg (August 17, 2001). "A Time for Mostly Moving On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Jesse McKinley (July 30, 2002). "Most of Mostly Mozart Festival Is Canceled by Orchestra Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Anthony Tommasini (August 1, 2002). "Critic's Notebook: Mozart Players Inching Farther Out on a Limb". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Robin Pogrebin (December 11, 2002). "Mostly Mozart Appoints Music Director". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Ben Mattison (March 17, 2005). "Mostly Mozart Announces 2005 Season Plans, Extends Contract of Music Director Louis Langrée". Playbill Arts. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  9. ^ Kozinn, Allan (July 29, 2014). "Langrée Signs On for More Mostly Mozart".
  10. ^ Michael Cooper (April 19, 2017). "This Summer Brings Mostly Mozart, With a Side of Schubert". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Conductor Jonathon Heyward Named Next Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center's Summer Orchestra" (Press release). Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Javier C. Hernández (May 31, 2023). "Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Javier C. Hernández (April 17, 2023). "Lincoln Center Revives Summer for the City, Hoping to Draw New Fans". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Javier C. Hernández (February 5, 2024). "Goodbye Mostly Mozart, Hello Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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