Name: At George Mason, Mozart With a Bulgarian Flavor
Item: Mozart: Symphony No. 40 & Requiem
Author: Joseph McLellan

At GMU Sunday, Orchestra Verdi Europa sounded like a troupe of Mozart specialists. The orchestra, chorus and four soloists were all exemplary musicians, deeply familiar with Mozart's style and directed firmly and subtly by conductor Nayden Todorov. Symphony No. 40 emerged with high energy in the first movement, gentle colors in the second, intense drama in the minuet and quicksilver brilliance in the finale.