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Hungarian G\u00e1bor Tak\u00e1cs-Nagy came to fame as the leader of the Tak\u00e1cs Quartet, with whom he played for 17 years. In 2002, he turned to conducting and is currently music director of the Manchester Camerata<\/a><\/strong> and principal guest conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra<\/a><\/strong>. On 17 May, he conducts the Manchester Camerata in the penultimate concert of his \u2018Mozart, Made in Manchester\u2019 series at the Stoller Hall, with pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet<\/a><\/strong>. Here, G\u00e1bor chooses seven pieces of classical music to improve your mental health and soothe your soul. <\/p> Mozart<\/a><\/strong> wrote this motet<\/a><\/strong> just a few months before he died and, listening to it, I sense that he felt his time was running out. There is a transcendence to this music that is hard to find anywhere else. <\/p> It has a connection to the world above \u2013 not in a religious sense exactly, but it is far removed from the problems of everyday life. Playing or conducting it is like taking a spiritual tonic: I come out of it feeling younger and calmer, wondering why I waste my time on\u00a0doubts\u00a0and fears.\u00a0<\/p>The best classical music for your mental health<\/h2>
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus<\/h3>