Alpha Classics releases Volume 11 of the Next Generation Mozart Soloists series. This is the latest release as part of their comprehensive 17-volume set of Mozart's complete music for soloists and orchestra with today's most promising young virtuosi.

Volume 11 of the Next Generation Mozart Soloists series presents Violin Concerto No. 5 (KV 219) in A Major along with Piano Concertos No. 3 (KV 40) and No. 14 (KV 449). The Piano Concerto No. 3 is a very early work, derived from works by other composers, whereas No. 14 was written in 1784 by the fully mature Mozart, who was moving away from functional music towards expressing his ideas in a more dramatic structure. What links the two, says Swiss-Canadian pianist Teo Gheorghiu, is that they are both “concertos mainly joyful and optimistic in expression”. French violinist David Castro-Balbi says “of Mozart’s violin concertos, No. 5 has the strongest operatic character”. These two soloists are accompanied by the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg under the baton of Howard Griffiths.