‘It was very scary’ – Maria João Pires’ on THAT viral wrong concerto! | Classic FM

After being drafted in at the last minute to replace another musician, Maria João Pires didn’t realise she had prepared the wrong Mozart piano concerto until the orchestra started playing, to a live audience.

It’s an extraordinary moment of pained realisation and miraculous recovery, that has gone viral several times over the last 10 years. Classic FM’s Joanna Gosling shared the video on Twitter and reinstated its place in the Internet hall of fame all over again.

A few days later, Joanna sat down with Maria to speak about the famous incident, and the thoughts that were racing through her mind during those crucial moments at the piano, 25 years ago…

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