Below is a comprehensive listing of classical music concerts and performances in Melbourne. We believe this to be the most comprehensive listing of such performances in Melbourne available either on the web or in print.
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What's on in Melbourne
Free Organ Recital
Get away from the city bustle and enjoy a free organ recital in historic St Michael's Church.
Moonlight Cinema in the Royal Botanic Gardens - Don Giovanni
Watch a movie in the night air in the magical surroundings of Melbourne's
Royal Botanic Gardens. Tickets from $18/$16/$14 plus booking fee. Full details and bookings at
Moonlight Cinema. Entry is from Gate D on Birdwood Avenue (near the
intersection of Domain Road), South Yarra. Gates open at 7pm in December,
January and February, 6.30pm in March and screenings start at sundown. Food and
drink available together with a full bar on site. Tonight's movie is Don Giovanni
A concert version of Melbourne Opera Company's production of The Merry
Widow. White Hat suggests it would difficult to find a more magical setting
than the Royal Botanic Gardens under the stars to listen the song of Vilja - the
nymph of the woods - together with the host of other melodies from this much
loved operetta. full details and booking information at
Opera Under the Stars.
White
Hat always looks forward to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts as one of the
highlights of the summer in Melbourne. They are made available free to the
people of Melbourne (and visitors) through the philanthropy of the late
Sidney Myer and performed in the
wonderful outdoor Music Bowl which he also contributed to the city.
The first concert in the season features intense Russian music opening with
Rachmaninov's brooding
Isle of the Dead
and concluding with his brilliant Symphonic
Dances
Performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Simon Hewett (conductor)
and Antoinette Halloran (soprano)
This is a free concert but tickets must be obtained in advance and there are
conditions regarding what may be taken into the venue regarding fodd, drink,
chairs, etc. Whiet hat will post this information here as soon as it becomes
available.
White
Hat always looks forward to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts as one of the
highlights of the summer in Melbourne. They are made available free to the
people of Melbourne (and visitors) through the philanthropy of the late
Sidney Myer and performed in the
wonderful outdoor Music Bowl which he also contributed to the city.
Here is your opportunity tp lie on your back under the stars while the
orchestra conjures up the spirit of Mexico, Finland and Aboriginal Melbourne. Of
course when the first white men arrived in Melbourne they wouldn't have heard
the didgeridoo - at that
time it was unknown to Aboriginal people in southern and eastern Australia as it
was confined confined to the Pilbara area. Some time after white settlement, the
'didge' began to spread around Australia and was soon incorporated into the
various local Aboriginal cultures around the country. You are unlikely to hear
it better played than by that wonderful musician,
William Barton
Performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Benjamin Northey
(conductor) and William Barton
(didgeridoo).
This is a free concert but tickets must be obtained in advance and there are
conditions regarding what may be taken into the venue regarding fodd, drink,
chairs, etc. Whiet hat will post this information here as soon as it becomes
available.
The German Church in 2012 will present an International Bachfest with Music,
Movies and More.. The first recitals 'Bach 4 - 2'will cover the complete cycle
of Bach'sSonatas for
Violin and Harpsichord plus works for solo instruments played by Elizabeth
Anderson (harpsichord) and Briar Goessi and Rachael Beesley (violin).
The Australian Chamber Orchestra with Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director and Lead Violin)
and Polina Leschenko (piano). The orchestras three wonderful
heritage violins – a Stradivari, a Guarneri and a Guadagnini - will display
their wares in the Paganini caprices. Chopin's
first piano concerto is a much
loved work full of romantic lyricism and although Górecki is best known for his haunting and heartfelt Symphony of
Sorrowful Songs, his Piano Concerto bristles with driving rhythms and energy.
The concert ends with one of the glories of chamber music - Mendelssohn's Octet. In White
Hat's experience ACO's performance of this work is the equal of any performance
you are likely to hear anywhere else in the world.
White
Hat always looks forward to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts as one of the
highlights of the summer in Melbourne. They are made available free to the
people of Melbourne (and visitors) through the philanthropy of the late
Sidney Myer and performed in the
wonderful outdoor Music Bowl which he also contributed to the city.
The remarkable music scheme that started in Venezuela in 1975 known as
Venezuelan Sistema has given the world some wonderful and inspiring
classical music performances and musicians. Diego Matheuz is one of the the
latest musicians to emerge from this powerhouse, and at just 26, is bringing his
combination of Latin flair and technical mastery to the world’s leading
orchestras. This concert is your chance to experience one of today’s rising
musical personalities in a program of sumptuous, powerful classics. He is joined
in this concert by Australian pianist Ian Munro.
Performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Diego Matheuz (conductor)
and Ian Munro (piano)
This is a free concert but tickets must be obtained in advance and there are
conditions regarding what may be taken into the venue regarding fodd, drink,
chairs, etc. Whiet hat will post this information here as soon as it becomes
available.
Italy's I Musici Performs at Robert Blackwood Hall
An opportunity to hear the legendary Italian string ensemble I Musici in
their only Melbourne concert on their 60th anniversary world tour at Monash
University's Robert Blackwood Hall, with a free pre-concert talk at 6 45 pm.
Hear their iconic version of
Vivaldi'sFour Seasons
and works by Donizetti,
Rossini and
Paganini.
7.30pm, Wednesday 22nd Feburary 2012
Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton
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Tickets from $40
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Venice Secrets
White
Hat suggests that for those interested in an introduction to the period
instruments of a Baroque orchestra it would be hard to find a better concert
than this one. Vivaldi, writing to develop and show off the remarkable
instrumental skills of the girls of the Ospedale Dell Pieta made sure
there were passages to parade each instrument briefly in the spotlight as well
as integrating them into the orchestral colour. And for those who need no
introduction to Baroque period instrument performances this concert will provide
you with the opportunity to see whether you agree with White Hat that the
Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra (Artistic Director Paul Dyer) is now of
international standard in its performance on period instruments. The concert
will feature Federico Guglielmo from Italy as guest director and violin soloist.
Sidney Myer Free Concerts: No.4 - Four South American Seasons
White
Hat always looks forward to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts as one of the
highlights of the summer in Melbourne. They are made available free to the
people of Melbourne (and visitors) through the philanthropy of the late
Sidney Myer and performed in the
wonderful outdoor Music Bowl which he also contributed to the city.
The Venezuelan conductor Diego Matheuz,
here brings a celebration of dance music which is sure to have patrons on the
grass itching to get up and dance because are not the simple repetitive rhythms
of a Summdayze or Big Day Out, but the full complex classical
rhythms of a full orchestra. Astor Piazzolla's
masterpiece, Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, is the Latin equivalent of Vivaldi’sfamous work, and for it Matheuz will be joined by young Australian
violinist, Kristian Winther. The concert culminates in a blaze of rhythmic
energy with Moncayo’s jubilant Huapango.
Performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Diego Matheuz (conductor)
and Kristian Winther (violin).
This is a free concert but tickets must be obtained in advance and there are
conditions regarding what may be taken into the venue regarding fodd, drink,
chairs, etc. Whiet hat will post this information here as soon as it becomes
available.
Melbourne Town Hall Proms - Tognetti Plays Mendelssohn
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Nigel Westlake (conductor), MSO Chorus,
Richard Tognetti (violin) and Simon Casey (treble).
Although Mendelssohn wrote more than one violin concerto, the Violin
Concerto in E minor is universally referred to as the Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto. It deserves its position as one of the most popular, most
tuneful and beautifully crafted concertos in the repertoire. Australian composer
Nigel Westlake, possibly best known as a composer of film music (including
award-winning scores for Babe,Miss Potter, Antarctica and
Solarmax) introduces his newest and powerful work born out of profound
tragedy
Tafelmusik - The Galileo Project Music of the Spheres
Canadian ensemble Tafelmusik will take you on an epic space odyssey, performing
period music before stunning images from the Hubble deep
space telescope. Combining music, photography and story-telling, The Galileo
Project brings to life the brilliant minds of the early astronomers and the
music that inspired them, as a large-scale, ever-changing backdrop of stars and
planets unfolds.
The publicity states "Using the best of Bach, Handel, Monteverdi and Vivaldi, come
and hear the tunes that were probably stuck in Galileo’s head when he discovered
the moons of Jupiter." Now you are probably thinking, like White Hat how
could tunes of composers who hadn't been born yet be stuck in his head. However
we are sure that this program has been meticulously researched so all will be
revealed. The program will also feature works by Lully, Purcell, Rameau,
Telemann & Michelangelo Galilei
brother of the astronomer). From the reputation of the group and the reviews of
this concert, White Hat suggests you go out of your way to attend.
[For those wanting a little background
to the history of the concept that over the centuries was known as The Music
of the Spheres, White Hat suggests that you consult the
program notes of Music of the Spheres
- given by Ars Nova of Melbourne. This concert is unrelated to the one above
but was also based on the relationship composers, mathematicians and scientists
long saw between music, mathematics and the heavenly bodies.]
The
Australian Chamber Orchestra performs three intimate concerts over one
weekend at the stunning TarraWarra Museum of Art, an hour from Melbourne.
12noon, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Concert featuring Bach’sA minor Violin
Concerto and Grieg’sHolberg Suite.
6pm, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Concert featuring Mozart’sViolin
Concerto No.4 and Pachelbel’sCanon.
7.45pm, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Gala Dinner with Musicians
$220 per head, includes 3 courses and matching TarraWarra Estate wines. Book
at TarraWarra Estate Restaurant on (03) 5957 3510
11am, Sunday 4th March 2012 - Masterclass by Richard Tognetti
Enjoy a wonderful night of
Mozart’s best known arias from operas including The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. White Hat
suggests that a night of Mozart under the stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens
could be a perfect romantic outing - provided you keep an eye your partner.
Ladies may find that inspired by Don Giovanni their gentleman friend has
disappeared with another woman before the end of the night. And a pair of
gentlemen heading off to buuy drinks for their girlfriends at interval could
come back and find them, inspired by Fiordiligi and Dorabella,
already hooked up with two other men. Full details and booking information at
Mozart by Moonlight.
The Australian String Quartet have new personnel for 2012 and White Hat feels
it is appropriate that for their first concert the new ensemble should emerge
out of the dreamtime with Peter Scunthorpe's Jabiru Dreaming (String Quartet
No.11). Dvořák as at his tuneful best in his String Quartet No.10 then
the concert finishes with one of the great 20th century chamber works -
Shostakovich's Piano Quintet. This work captures Shostakovich in one of his rare
moments of relaxation and seeming contentment. We have rated this concert at 4
hats on potential and, who knows, after this new ensemble has been heard for the
first time this may become 5 hats.
Australian Chamber Orchestra & The Hilliard Ensemble
The
Australian Chamber Orchestra (Helena Rathbone Lead Violin) with The Hilliard
Ensemble. White Hat refards The Hilliard Ensemble to be one of the finest male
vocal ensembles in the world. Their attention to tuning and chording in Medieval
and Renaissance music gives it a 'ring' not heard in ensembles who stick to
compromise of the equal temperament of the keyboard. This attention to ensemble
tuning also pays dividends in contemporary music. This promises to be a special
concert.
White
Hat suggests that lovers of the oboe should head out of their way for this
concert. Diana Doherty is an Australian oboist who has won international
acclaim. In this concert she joins with the fine St Lawrence String Quartet
to perform Mozart's F major oboe quartet which is tuneful and refined - you
would expect nothing less of Mozart and later performs Australian composer
Matthew Hindson's Rush with its driving rhythms borrowing strongly from
rock and pop music. Mozart's quartet is flanked by string quartets from fellow
Viennese, Haydn and Beethoven.
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F minor, op 20 no 5
A fine string quartet, one of the best oboists in the world, a Mozart chamber
work full of tuneful grace and a Dvorák quartet ending with a movement of
exuberant optimism. White Hat suggests it would be a dreary soul indeed who
wouldn't enjoy this concert.
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F minor, op 20 wno 5
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Andrew Grams (conductor) and Andreas
Haefliger (piano).
The inspiration of the folk music and culture of his native Bohemia invests
Dvorák’s music with enormous energy and spirit, and his Seventh Symphony
explodes with all the passion and vigour of this inspiration. Paired with works
by two German masters who inspired him, this concert of great classics is pure
delight.
Dvorák took the Germane tradition of music developed by Beethoven and Brahms
and combined it with inspiration drawn from the folk music and culture of his
native Bohemia to create the wonderful Symphony No.7. It is both tuneful and
exuberant and well suited to a prom concert.
The young and glamorous French trio are named after a Chinese marble, rather
than the Spanish artist. With two of the great works from the piano trio
repertoire, White Hat suspects this may turn out to be a memorable concert.
The Australian
String Quartet's second concert in their 2011 combines early Beethoven, late
Brahms and the Australian composer Brett Dean who will also be playing viola.
White Hat suggests that the richness of texture provided by the additional viola
should make this a particularly satisfying concert.
Danielle de Niese with the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
has long been on White Hat's list of
Significant Melbourne People.
She was born in Melbourne and won Young Talent Time aged 9,
then moved to Los Angeles, won an Emmy and made her debut with the LA Opera aged
15. She has blossomed into one of the hottest properties in opera, enrapturing
audiences in roles like Cleopatra, Euridice and Susanna at Glyndebourne, the
Metropolitan Opera and on screen.
To celebrate her professional debut in her home country, De Niese sings a
specially commissioned Australian work, which also marks the centenary of
Australia’s Nobel laureatePatrick White. The fireworks of
Mozart's Exsultate jubilatee
is contrasted Schubert's haunting song, Death and the Maiden.
The
Australian Chamber Orchestra (Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead
Violin) will then perform Schubert's masterly quartet (arranged for string
orchestra) which uses that same song as an inspiration.
Melbourne Town Hall Proms - Organ Classics at Town Hall
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Andrew Davis (conductor) and Cameron
Carpenter (organ)
The concert opens in Sir Andrew Davis’ own transcription of Bach’s
Passacaglia and Fugue in C
minor, for orchestra. This is followed by Poulenc's organ concerto - a
work well suited to show off the mighty Town Hall Organ - before finishing with
Brahms second symphony.
Two of the finest string quartets of the 20th century performed by one of the
world's most respected chamber groups. White Hat suggests that you attend both
of the Takács Quartet concerts if you can. That way you can hear the pair pair
of Janáček quartets and the Ravel & Debussy Quartets (often regarded as a
'pair') both separated across tow nights - in our opinion the best way to hear
them.
White Hat expects that this may well be on of the standout chamber music
concerts of the year in Australia. Debussy's delicate and atmospheric string
quartet together with Janáček's passionate first quartet both played by the
ensemble most acknowledge to be one of the finest string quartets in the world.
A rare treat. Two of what White Hat regards as the finest works in the chamber
music repetoire presented in the one concert. The Schubert
Trout Quintet is full of sunshine
and youthful optimism while Messiaen's Quartet for the
End of Time is, in White Hat's opinion, one of the great works of the
20th century. A prisoner of war, Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time for the
musicians he found in the camp, premiering it to an audience of inmates and
guards. “Never” he said, "was I listened to with such rapt attention and
comprehension."
Australian
Chamber Orchestra Principals are joined by clarinettist Paul Dean and
dynamic young pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, making his Australian debut.The
performers are Helena Rathbone (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), Timo-Veikko
Valve (cello), Maxime Bibeau (double bass), Paul Dean (clarinet) and Saleem
Abboud Ashkar (piano).
White Hat suggests that if you want to become a world class a capella ensemble,
a good tsarting point is growing up singing Bach as boy sopranos in the Leipzig
church where Bach himself presided. Since that time Amacord have gone on to be
regarded as one of the finest male vocal ensembles in the world.
The Singing Club – Four Centuries of Song Renaissance madrigals, part-songs
by Schubert, Schumann, Elgar, Dvorák, Grieg and others, alongside folk songs
from around the world.
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Dazzling Virtuoso
Most people know of the surprising loud chord in Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
White Hat suggests that fewer people realise how surprising the opening three
notes by the soloist of Haydn's trumpet concerto were at the time. The
natural trumpet had
already become an accepted part of larger Baroque orchestras but, just like a
bugle, it could basically play fanfares - melodies only being possible at the
top of its range. By the end of the 18th century a
keyed trumpet had been
created to overcome this limitation. It was for this keyed trumpet and the same
particularly skilled player that both Haydn and Hummel wrote their trumpet
concertos. Hummel introduces the trumpet with a suitable fanfare flourish but
Haydn creates the real surprise by having the trumpet play the first three notes
of the major scale in the middle of its range. To see why this was such a
surprise go to The
White Hat Guide to Haydn's Trumpet Concerto.
The keyed trumpet never found widespread use in the orchestra and was
eventually replaced by the
valve trumpet. However Gabriele Cassone from Italy has become a
skilled performer on the keyed trumpet so when he joins with the
Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra (Artistic Director Paul Dyer) you know you are in for
a truly surprising concert.
White
Hat suggests that if you love unaccompanied singing you take several weeks off
work and visit "a cappella" - the annual international festival of
unaccompanied vocal music in Leipzig - where you will hear great a cappella
ensembles from around the world. If you don't have that time or cash to spare, a
much cheaper but highly satisfying option is to head along to this concert
performed by the ensemble who initiated the festival and who are recognised as
one of the finest male vocal ensembles in the world.
The Australian
Chamber Orchestra with Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director
and Lead Violin), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (Graham Ross
Director), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Fiona Campbell (mezzo soprano),
Allan Clayton (tenor) Matthew Brook (bass)
White Hat has long believed that many modern performance of Beethoven
symphonies by large symphony orchestras lack the vitality and drive of a
performance by a first rate chamber orchestra - supplemented where necessary -
of the proportions that Beethoven was writing for For those who share this view
we suggest you look no further. Critics called the ACO's recent Beethoven
concert in London “the finest concert of the summer” and spoke of
“thrilling playing”, “vibrant drive” and “total involvement”,
concluding, “this compact chamber orchestra matches anything Europe can offer
in energy, precision and interpretative rigour.”
Joined by one of the finest British choirs this concert promises to be
something special where every note Beethoven wrote can be heard rather than lost
in a sea of overblown orchestral 'atmosphere'.
Messiaen
Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father, from L’Ascension
The
Kuss Quartet is a regular at Carnegie and Wigmore Halls and Shimizu was the
first female Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic so this concert promises
to deliver string quintet playing of the highest level
The Kuss Quartet is a regular at Carnegie and Wigmore Halls and Shimizu was
the first female Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic so this concert
promises to deliver string quintet playing of the highest level.
In
the early 17th century, Claudio
Monteverdi was one of of a handful of Italian composers pioneering a new
form of music drama which we know now as opera. His
L'Orfeo is one of the earliest
operas ever written and , in White Hat's opinion, still one of the best. It
calls on the full palette of the Renaissance orchestra as well as the virtuoso
vocal techniques of the time. This performance presents one of the rare
opportunities to hear it in Australia performed with period instruments. Markus
Brutscher fro will perform m Germany) Orfeo with international and
Australian guest artists and the
Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra (Artistic Director and conductor Paul Dyer)
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Christopher Seaman (conductor), Radovan
Vlatkovic (horn) and Oystein Baadsvik tuba.
This concert celbrates the tenth anniversary of the Melbourne International
Festival of Brass and two of the world’s great brass soloists join the MSO.
Framing the classic concertos for the horn and tuba are the brilliant,
folksong-inspired orchestral variations by Kodály and the stirring Enigma
Variations by Elgar. The Enigma is a particularly appropriate choice because of
the starring and virtuosic role Elgar assigns teh brass in his masterly
orchestration.Presented in collaboration with the Melbourne International
Festival of Brass.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra with Richard Egarr (Guest Director, Harpsichord, Fortepiano)
and Satu Vänskä (Lead Violin)
Keyboard players, conductor, historian, and director of the Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr directs this concert from the harpsichord
and performs Mozart's delightful Piano Concerto No.12 on the fortepiano. White
Hat suggests you take the opportunity to hear the difference it make to have a
Mozart concerto played on the fortepiano rather than an overblown concert grand. Satu Vänskä is soloist in a Vivaldi concerto on the
ACO's
Stradivarius violin.
The
Australian Chamber Orchestra with
Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director and Lead Violin),
Steven Osborne
(piano) and David
Elton (trumpet).
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir is one of his sunniest and most exuberant works
and Shostakovich's first piano concerto is full of pyrotechnics for the pianist
and accompanying trumpet. What is sometimes less recognised is that this work
calls for first rate string playing from the orchestra. For that reason, White
Hat suggests you take the opportunity to get along and hear it with one of the
best string ensembles in Australia - or any other country for that matter.
Beethoven's Kreutzer
Sonata is justifiably well-known and loved as one of the great works of
the violin sonata repertoire. However White Hat believes that
Debussy's Violin
Sonata, the last work he completed and the last that he performed in
public, is yet to be afforded the status it deserves by the public. This fine
pair of instrumentalists are sure to do them both justice.
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Chamber Orchestra - Surrey Hills:
Meets Tuesdays at Holy Trinity, Surrey Hills 7.45pm for rehearsals and holds up to 3 concerts year. String players are very welcome.
$65 and $45 term fees. Enquiries: 9877 5286
Beginner Strings
Feeder strings for the Surrey Hills Chamber Orchestra rehearse at Holy Trinity, Surrey Hills, Tuesdays at 6.15pm - 7.15pm. One years playing experience needed.
$40 term. Enquiries: 9434 2147
Forthcoming Events
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The Port Fairy Spring Music Festival
A festival featuring classical and contemporary music.
Symphony under the Stars is a free outdoor concert that has become a summertime community tradition. Families and music-lovers are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the relaxed surrounds of the beautiful Malvern Gardens, whilst hearing and seeing the much acclaimed Stonnington Symphony orchestra live.
Choral@Montsalvat is a music-in-the-round choral festival. Fourteen choirs
will sing a variety of music, including the Latin-American Missa Criolla
and the African Missa Luba with colourful instrumental ensembles. The
final concert will invite audience participation in the VivaldiGloria led by
the two host choirs of the festival. $28 full, $22 concession, $12 child under
16, $65 family. Sunday May 3 2009, 12pm-5pm. Gates open at 9am.
These events are ones which have run in the past and we expect to run in the future. As yet we do not have confirmed details, dates and contact details. To be informed of those details when they become available you can subscribe to our newsletter "Great things to do in Melbourne".
White
Hat always looks forward to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts as one of the
highlights of the summer in Melbourne. They are made available free to the
people of Melbourne (and visitors) through the philanthropy of the late
White
Hat suggests that for those interested in an introduction to the period
instruments of a Baroque orchestra it would be hard to find a better concert
than this one. Vivaldi, writing to develop and show off the remarkable
instrumental skills of the girls of the Ospedale Dell Pieta made sure
there were passages to parade each instrument briefly in the spotlight as well
as integrating them into the orchestral colour. And for those who need no
introduction to Baroque period instrument performances this concert will provide
you with the opportunity to see whether you agree with White Hat that the
White
Hat suggests that lovers of the oboe should head out of their way for this
concert. Diana Doherty is an Australian oboist who has won international
acclaim. In this concert she joins with the fine St Lawrence String Quartet
to perform Mozart's F major oboe quartet which is tuneful and refined - you
would expect nothing less of Mozart and later performs Australian composer
Matthew Hindson's Rush with its driving rhythms borrowing strongly from
rock and pop music. Mozart's quartet is flanked by string quartets from fellow
Viennese, Haydn and Beethoven.
The
Kuss Quartet is a regular at Carnegie and Wigmore Halls and Shimizu was the
first female Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic so this concert promises
to deliver string quintet playing of the highest level
The
