The Classical Style
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, Oct 9, 2026 7:30pm - 9pm
Location
Bass Performance Hall
525 Commerce Street
Details
Mozart cobbled together his “Haffner” Symphony from music he wrote to celebrate the young Sigmund Haffner’s ascension to nobility, instructing musicians to play as “as fast as possible” in the thrilling finale.
After the symphony, FWSO music director Robert Spano conducts American composer Steven Stucky’s The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts), a comedy in which Mozart is a character alongside other famous composers like Beethoven and Haydn, all portrayed by the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera.
Works:
MOZART: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
STUCKY: The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)
Featured Artists:
Robert Spano, conductor
Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera, vocals
Peter Kazaras, director
This event also happen on the following dates:
Oct 9, 2026, 7:30pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada)
Oct 10, 2026, 7:30pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada)
Oct 11, 2026, 2:00pm to 5:00pm Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada)
