The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen and Artistic Director Paavo Järvi’s Schubert Project is moving into its next phase: in the coming years, orchestra and conductor will explore in depth and record all of Schubert’s symphonic works, continuing an approach that has brought outstanding results with Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Haydn. Schubert’s early symphonies were often neglected, yet as early as 1881, during a London performance, The Guardian noted that the First Symphony, written in 1813, was melodically rich, beautifully orchestrated and a far cry from ‘merely” the immature compositions of a 16-year-old, countering Johannes Brahms’ reluctance to publish it. The Third Symphony also featured in this first Schubert cycle. The programme also includes Mozart’s Piano Concerto KV 459, composed in 1784, with Japanese star pianist Mao Fujita – who began playing at age three, won the prestigious Clara Haskil Prize while still a student and is making his debut with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie in Bremen – as the evening’s soloist.