A man wearing a Mozart costume and a big white wig sitting at a grand piano

Meeting Mozart

13 - 22 December 2023

In the Playhouse

Kids & Families

Christmas Holiday Performance | Ages 3+ | Watch with delight as world-renowned pianist, Simon Tedeschi, assumes the persona of the musical wunderkind himself, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in this interactive introduction to the world of classical music.

Highly recommended. Take your kids or borrow someone else’s.

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Discover the magic of Mozart

Join the mischievous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his wife and muse Constanze, and a string quintet on a journey to discover some of Mozart’s best-known and beloved music—from variations on ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ to his large-scale orchestral pieces.

With a string quintet of live musicians on stage, explore the instruments, scores and themes within the music, while peeping behind the curtain at the life of the musician behind them. Meeting Mozart aims to instil a love of classical music in your little ones in an environment that is full of laughter, participation and elaborate costumes!

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