Lisa Batiashvili, François Leleux & Camerata Salzburg Presented by Liszt Academy

Bold, go-it-alone and energetic. Among their many international authorities in the field, Camerata Salzburg proudly remember those Hungarian conductors who have directed or assisted the world-beating work of the ensemble since their formation in 1952: Sándor Végh, Géza Anda and András Schiff. The ensemble regularly gives concerts with François Leleux, indeed, they have recorded several joint albums together; for their appearance at the Liszt Academy, they are joined by the oboist-conductor’s wife, Georgian Lisa Batiashvili, thus allowing a completely authentic rendition of Georgian composer Giya Kancheli’s Chiaroscuro (2011). The work’s purposeful simplicity and novelty act as a counterpoint to popular creations by Mendelssohn and two 18th-century writers, Mozart and Lebrun.