SSO: Hans Graf Farewell Series: Mozart and Salieri

Legend has it that his contemporary, the composer Antonio Salieri, poisoned Mozart out of jealousy, leading to the latter’s premature death in 1791, aged just 35. Is this true? Consider for yourself in this psychological drama – in essence, Rimsky-Korsakov’s version of the celebrated film Amadeus, if in a much darker, introspective 2-act operetta based on Pushkin’s play.

Specially curated by our Music Director Hans Graf, this final concert in the SSO’s 2025/26 season keeps you thinking as we present a piano concerto by each of the two composers: Mozart’s contemplative No. 14 and Salieri’s charming Piano Concerto in C major. Our piano soloists are the SSO’s President’s Young Performers from 2024, the talented Adrian Tang and Toby Tan. We’re pretty sure they’re good friends!

Featuring Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf, Quantedge Music Director / Adrian Tang, piano¹ ³/ Toby Tan, piano² / Boris Stepanov, tenor³ / Mikhail Svetlov, bass³

Programme

SALIERI Piano Concerto in C major¹ MOZART Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449² RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Mozart and Salieri³

• Event date and time: 21 and 22 May 2026
• Address: Victoria Concert Hall
• Time: 7.30pm
• 130 minutes with a 20 minutes intermission