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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Jess Hitchcock & Penny Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Since the beginning of time\, songmakers and musicians have invented\, re-imagined and recreated music. Folk tunes become symphonies and love songs become lullabies\, with each version adding another layer. \nSo what happens when 11 Australian composers each choose a song by the sensational singer and story-teller\, Jess Hitchcock\, and arrange it for voice\, guitar and string quartet? Find out when Jess Hitchcock and the award-winning Penny Quartet perform this exquisite collection of songs at the Edge\, Fed Square next Tuesday\, 29 October. \nSongs including Jess Hitchcock’s ARIA chart-topping Unbreakable and Running in the Dark from her 2019 album sit alongside a stargazing string quartet from British composer Eleanor Alberga. Together they tell a radiant story in words\, music and emotions. \nSomething very special… Jess’s vocal tone is pure and clear\, leaving you to hang on every note — Glam Adelaide \nArtists \nJESS HITCHCOCK guitar and voice; LIISA PALLANDI violin; MADELEINE JEVONS violin\nANTHONY CHATAWAY viola; JACK WARD cello \nTuesday 29 October\, 11am\nThe Edge\, Fed Square \nStandard tickets – $50 ; 💥 $30 if you book now! \nUnder 40 – $20 / Student Rush – $10 (ID Required)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-jess-hitchcock-penny-quartet/
LOCATION:The Edge\, Federation Square
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia – Ensemble Q & William Barton
DESCRIPTION:A kaleidoscope of sound.\nWhat are the sonic possibilities when the oldest wind instrument in the world – the didgeridoo – teams up with instruments that found their final form only two centuries ago? And who better than distinguished artist William Barton\, award-winning clarinettist and composer Paul Dean\, plus the stellar line-up of Ensemble Q\, to explore that question? \nEnsemble Q is a group powered by the passion and fizz of curiosity and underpinned by the virtuosic integrity of some of Australia’s finest musicians. It might just be the perfect playground for making music. Their ear-catching program includes new works from William Barton and Paul Dean alongside hand-picked masterpieces by Brahms and Ligeti which promise to wrap audiences in a multi-faceted kaleidoscope of sound. \n‘[Ensemble Q was] quite possibly the best performance I’ve seen all year\, and an astonishing feat of music-making.. frankly\, this was a jaw-dropping performance.’ – Limelight  \n‘The possibilities are extraordinary. [William Barton] is a great man. He radiates.‘  – Simon Rattle \n\nTuesday 8 October 2024 7pm \n\nElisabeth Murdoch Hall\n\nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)\nC reserve $62 ($55 Concession); Under 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-ensemble-q-william-barton/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Strike A Chord Grand Final
DESCRIPTION:The national chamber music competition for School students.\nFeel the excitement of Strike A Chord live! Witness the judges’ top 12 groups from across Australia\, selected from a record-breaking 155 entries. Strike A Chord is a competition where school-age performers passionate about chamber music feel the joy of playing in groups and compete for cash prizes. Enjoy a phenomenal night of music and discover future stars at this truly unique event. \nJoin Musica Viva Australia in celebrating the vibrant future of chamber music. \n\nSaturday 31 August 2024 2pm \n\nElisabeth Murdoch Hall\n\nDuration: 4 hours 30 mins. Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $50 ($30 Concession); Student $15
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/strike-a-chord-grand-final-2/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Pekka Kuusisto and Gabriel Kahane
DESCRIPTION:Out of the box.\nPekka Kuusisto is an acclaimed violinist. Gabriel Kahane is a composer\, singer\, and multi-instrumentalist. Both classically trained\, both comfortable inside and outside the box\, they wander those sometimes strange\, sometimes quirky\, but always beautiful borderlands where creativity thrives.   \nThey come together in a new collaboration\, commissioned for recording and performance by by an international partnership including ‘Kahane’s work…is\, first and foremost\, an exercise in lyric beauty. He sings in a warm\, resonant\, melancholic baritone\, which coasts upward into a plaintive falsetto. He plays the piano with a poetic touch…and his music is suffused with idiosyncratic\, enriched tonal harmony…he is one of the finest\, most searching songwriters of the day.’ – The New Yorker  \nMeet the Artists \nFollowing the concert\, please join Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane for a post-concert discussion onstage in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. \nTuesday 6 August 2024 7pm\nDuration: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nElisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre \nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession); C reserve $62 ($55 Concession)\nUnder 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-pekka-kuusisto-and-gabriel-kahane/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia – The Choir of King's College\, Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Top hats and heavenly voices. \nEvery year on Christmas Eve\, millions of listeners around the world tune in to hear The Choir of King’s College\, Cambridge celebrate the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in a glorious display of the British choral tradition. Now this unique and precious sound\, the product of generations of voices and centuries of music\, returns to Australia for a  featuring some of their best-loved repertoire.  \nAlongside traditional hymns and soaring anthems\, the Choir will perform Stravinsky’s Mass for choir and double wind quintet\, his searing and deeply personal search for meaning\, and a touchstone of the choral repertoire. \nIt’s not all top hats and heavenly voices: just as boys grow up and voices change\, the Choir’s work changes across the generations. Which is why Daniel Hyde\, Director since 2019\, asked us what the Choir of King’s College\, Cambridge might bring to Australia\, and what they might learn from us. Integral to their performance is a new work commissioned by Australian composer Damian Barbeler\, working with a text by Judith Nangala Crispin (a descendent of the Bpangerang people)\, which grapples with threads of history to come up with something new and compelling.  \nMeet the Artists \nFollowing the concert\, please join The Choir of King’s College\, Cambridge for a post-concert discussion onstage in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. \nTuesday 23 July 2024 7pm \nMelbourne Recital Centre\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 1 hour 45 mins (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nTickets: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession); C reserve $62 ($55 Concession)\nUnder 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-the-choir-of-kings-college-cambridge/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia – Kirill Gerstein
DESCRIPTION:The Art of the Impossible.\nKirill Gerstein is a showman\, philosopher\, and poet of the piano. He grew up playing jazz\, switched to classical\, and won the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition at just 22. Since then he has carved out a formidable reputation as a fearless artist who makes the impossible sound easy. \nFor his Melbourne concerts\, he is scaling new heights of virtuosity: Liszt’s power Polonaise in E and Schumann’s Viennese romp\, Carnival of Vienna\, and the wildly difficult\, wildly entertaining transcriptions of eccentric piano nerd\, Leopold Godowsky. In the same program\, he dives deep into the profundity of Chopin’s Polonaise Fantasie and gives the world premiere of Transcendental Etude\, a new commission from Australian Liza Lim. \n‘A peerless performer\, with so much to express’ – Guardian  \n‘uncanny delicacy in one episode and gnashing power the next’ – The New York Times \n\nTuesday 11 June 2024 7pm;   MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)\nC reserve $62 ($55 Concession); Under 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-kirill-gerstein-2/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Kirill Gerstein
DESCRIPTION:The Art of the Impossible.\nKirill Gerstein is a showman\, philosopher\, and poet of the piano. He grew up playing jazz\, switched to classical\, and won the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition at just 22. Since then he has carved out a formidable reputation as a fearless artist who makes the impossible sound easy. \nFor his Melbourne concerts\, he is scaling new heights of virtuosity: Liszt’s power Polonaise in E and Schumann’s Viennese romp\, Carnival of Vienna\, and the wildly difficult\, wildly entertaining transcriptions of eccentric piano nerd\, Leopold Godowsky. In the same program\, he dives deep into the profundity of Chopin’s Polonaise Fantasie and gives the world premiere of Transcendental Etude\, a new commission from Australian Liza Lim. \n\nTuesday 11 June 2024 7pm;   MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)\nC reserve $62 ($55 Concession); Under 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-kirill-gerstein/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240514T210000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Esmé Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite.\nHow else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? This young German-based\, largely South Korean ensemble launched their international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. They then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America\, Hong Kong\, and Japan. \nFor their Australian debut\, they play works that are the epitome of youth: an early work of Webern overflows with romantic invention\, while Mendelssohn’s second String Quartet blazes with the heart-on-sleeve emotion of a teenage genius; and young Australian composer Jack Frerer’s Spiral Sequences is an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. Add to this Claude Debussy’s only string quartet\, brimming with rhythmic and harmonic invention. \nEsmé comes from the medieval French word for ‘beloved’. Be among the first to discover why everyone loves Esmé. \n\nTuesday 14 May 2024 7pm   MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)\nC reserve $62 ($55 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-esme-quartet/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240305T201000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia – Long Lost Loves (and Grey Suede Gloves)
DESCRIPTION:A picture paints a thousand words\, but music makes you feel…\nJoin mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley and pianist Michael Curtain for an evening of storytelling over the piano\, inspired by the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom\, devised by Paul Kildea and Ian Dickson\, and written and directed by Constantine Costi. \nWilliam Bolcom\, who just celebrated his 85th birthday\, occupies a unique place in the repertoire. Not quite art song\, not quite cabaret\, his settings of Arnold Weinstein’s deliciously dry lyrics continue a grand tradition stretching from Schubert to Sondheim of making words dance\, fly\, and sing. \nA poignant meditation on life\, love and living in the moment. \n\nTuesday 5 March 2024 7pm;   MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 1 hour 10 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $141 ($128 Concession); A reserve $115 ($102 Concession); B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)\nC reserve $62 ($55 Concession); Under 40: $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-long-lost-loves-and-grey-suede-gloves/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Wildschut and Brauss
DESCRIPTION:Two European stars in the making\, and two exquisite soloists – violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss perform a grand repertoire of works.\nNot one new discovery\, but two! Hiding in plain sight in the great halls of Europe\, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss make one of the most exciting musical partnerships heard in years\, and Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to present their first Australian concerts. \nViolin and piano is a classic combination\, capable of both great intimacy and intensity – no wonder audiences and composers have loved it so much over the last two centuries (and counting). Melbourne’s May Lyon throws her hat in the ring with a new work for the duo\, adding a fresh voice to this grand repertoire. Noa and Elisabeth’s musicality lights up the stage the way a meteor can spark through the night – a magical experience to be treasured forever. \nSaturday Program \nRobert Schumann Violin Sonata No.1 in A Minor; Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor \nMay Lyon New Work; George Enescu Sonata No.3 for Violin and Piano in A Minor \nTuesday Program \nRobert Schumann Violin Sonata No.1 in A Minor; Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor \nMay Lyon New Work; César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A \nSaturday 25 & Tuesday 28 November 2023 7pm;  MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nTICKETS: $40 – $158
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/wildschut-and-brauss/2023-11-28/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Wildschut and Brauss
DESCRIPTION:Two European stars in the making\, and two exquisite soloists – violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss perform a grand repertoire of works.\nNot one new discovery\, but two! Hiding in plain sight in the great halls of Europe\, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss make one of the most exciting musical partnerships heard in years\, and Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to present their first Australian concerts. \nViolin and piano is a classic combination\, capable of both great intimacy and intensity – no wonder audiences and composers have loved it so much over the last two centuries (and counting). Melbourne’s May Lyon throws her hat in the ring with a new work for the duo\, adding a fresh voice to this grand repertoire. Noa and Elisabeth’s musicality lights up the stage the way a meteor can spark through the night – a magical experience to be treasured forever. \nSaturday Program \nRobert Schumann Violin Sonata No.1 in A Minor; Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor \nMay Lyon New Work; George Enescu Sonata No.3 for Violin and Piano in A Minor \nTuesday Program \nRobert Schumann Violin Sonata No.1 in A Minor; Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor \nMay Lyon New Work; César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A \nSaturday 25 & Tuesday 28 November 2023 7pm;  MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nTICKETS: $40 – $158
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/wildschut-and-brauss/2023-11-25/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231010T210000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Vision String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:An Australian debut for Vision String Quartet – a crack ensemble from Berlin that performs from memory\, offering a deeper\, more immersive experience for audiences.\nThe conductor Jeffrey Tate once described the string quartet as ‘the most perfect expression of human behaviour’. Composers from Haydn to Adès have revelled in this most intimate and virtuosic of musical forms\, awed by the sight of four musicians moving across a tightrope at speed. \nThe four young musicians that make up the Vision String Quartet add one extra element to this dextrous feat: they perform everything from memory. Repertory that might be familiar – Bartók’s astonishing Quartet No.4\, say\, or Dvořák’s Quartet No.13 – is utterly transformed. \nThis prizewinning Berlin-based quartet – praised as ‘amazingly vivacious\, vivid and electrifying … completely fearless’ by Der Tagesspiegel – has gathered fans aplenty across Europe since forming in 2012\, and here makes its thrilling Australian debut. \n\nSaturday 23 September & Tuesday 10 October 2023 7pm;     MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession) Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-vision-string-quartet/2023-10-10/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230923T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230923T210000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Vision String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:An Australian debut for Vision String Quartet – a crack ensemble from Berlin that performs from memory\, offering a deeper\, more immersive experience for audiences.\nThe conductor Jeffrey Tate once described the string quartet as ‘the most perfect expression of human behaviour’. Composers from Haydn to Adès have revelled in this most intimate and virtuosic of musical forms\, awed by the sight of four musicians moving across a tightrope at speed. \nThe four young musicians that make up the Vision String Quartet add one extra element to this dextrous feat: they perform everything from memory. Repertory that might be familiar – Bartók’s astonishing Quartet No.4\, say\, or Dvořák’s Quartet No.13 – is utterly transformed. \nThis prizewinning Berlin-based quartet – praised as ‘amazingly vivacious\, vivid and electrifying … completely fearless’ by Der Tagesspiegel – has gathered fans aplenty across Europe since forming in 2012\, and here makes its thrilling Australian debut. \n\nSaturday 23 September & Tuesday 10 October 2023 7pm;     MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession) Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-vision-string-quartet/2023-09-23/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230905T121000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Penny Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Masterpieces by Bartók and Haydn bookend the Penny Quartet’s Viva Edge offering\, providing a study in contrasts. Where Bartók’s Fourth String Quartet has a muscular\, driving power\, Haydn’s String Quartet in F Major is a diaphanous beauty\, akin to a serenade. Both are unforgettable\, especially when played by such vibrant musicians. \nTuesday September 5\, 11am \nTHE EDGE\, FED SQUARE Swanston St & Flinders St\, Melbourne VIC 3000 \nTICKETS: $4.80 – $10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-penny-quartet/
LOCATION:The Edge\, Federation Square
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230826T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230826T210000
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Silk\, Metal\, Wood
DESCRIPTION:Come along for a surprising and joyous journey traversing traditional and modern works. Global stars and a global instrument combine in a performance to delight.\nThis program started with an invitation to the fascinating French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras – a human vessel of his instrument’s soulful beauty\, and a musician known for his sense of artistic adventure. He leapt at the chance to work with one of Australia’s musical treasures: Satsuki Odamura\, a grand master of the koto – a plucked Japanese zither – resident in Sydney for more than 30 years. They welcomed one of Adelaide’s young stars\, cellist James Morley\, into the mix – a trio of passionate musicians inspired by the love of their instruments and an endless delighted curiosity for finding new sounds to play. \nSuch a gorgeous palette of colours and textures is inspiration for Australian composer Jakub Jankowski\, who will create a brand-new trio for them\, nestled amongst solo suites by Bach and Britten\, traditional and modern works for koto\, and a gleeful duo from Offenbach. \n\nTuesday 15 & Saturday 26 August 2023 7pm;  MRC  Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;   Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-silk-metal-wood/2023-08-26/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva Australia: Silk\, Metal\, Wood
DESCRIPTION:Come along for a surprising and joyous journey traversing traditional and modern works. Global stars and a global instrument combine in a performance to delight.\nThis program started with an invitation to the fascinating French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras – a human vessel of his instrument’s soulful beauty\, and a musician known for his sense of artistic adventure. He leapt at the chance to work with one of Australia’s musical treasures: Satsuki Odamura\, a grand master of the koto – a plucked Japanese zither – resident in Sydney for more than 30 years. They welcomed one of Adelaide’s young stars\, cellist James Morley\, into the mix – a trio of passionate musicians inspired by the love of their instruments and an endless delighted curiosity for finding new sounds to play. \nSuch a gorgeous palette of colours and textures is inspiration for Australian composer Jakub Jankowski\, who will create a brand-new trio for them\, nestled amongst solo suites by Bach and Britten\, traditional and modern works for koto\, and a gleeful duo from Offenbach. \n\nTuesday 15 & Saturday 26 August 2023 7pm;  MRC  Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;   Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-australia-silk-metal-wood/2023-08-15/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Chopin's Piano
DESCRIPTION:A sprinkling of history and theatre within virtuoso playing and masterful storytelling\, pianist Aura Go brings this masterpiece to life alongside actor Jennifer Vuletic.\nCan a single instrument unlock the DNA of Romantic music? A small\, craftsman’s pianino\, built in Majorca in the 1830s\, gives it a good try: it’s the keyboard on which Chopin completed his Preludes. This exquisite collection reclaimed an intimacy that had been drowned out by the excesses of Chopin’s brilliant peers. It would take 50 years\, but these miniatures would eventually outflank and outrank many of the century’s hulking musical monuments. \nIf this were not enough\, Chopin’s piano took on talismanic qualities in the following century. The cast of characters obsessed with its provenance\, heritage and symbolism – from harpsichordist Wanda Landowska to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels – completes this miraculous story. \nIn this captivating staging by Richard Pyros – first filmed and streamed in 2021 – and with the complete Preludes as its backbone\, pianist Aura Go and actor Jennifer Vuletic tell the story of this singular instrument\, the works composed on it and the artist who created them\, and the changing value of music over time. \n\nSaturday 8 & Tuesday 11 July 2023 7pm; MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;  Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-chopins-piano/2023-07-11/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition String Quartets Grand Final
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition Grand Final 2023.\nEstablished in 1991 and held every four years\, the prestigious competition is the perfect launching pad for chamber music ensembles. With a prize pool of over $150\,000\, and a Grand Prize worth $30\,000\, MICMC is open to string quartets and piano trios of all nationalities under the age of 35. \nProduced by Musica Viva Australia\, MICMC seeks to identify and cultivate the next generation of chamber music ensembles. The competition welcomes applicants who embody chamber music’s ability to engage both mind and heart with performances that delight\, inspire and challenge. MICMC ensembles ensure a vibrant future for chamber music\, demonstrating and redefining the inimitable relationship between players\, audiences\, and composers for the 21st century. \n\nSunday 9 July 2023 6pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 3 hours (incl. jury deliberations and award ceremony) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $72 ($61 Concession); Student $30 \nTwo-Concert Package Standard: $120 ($96 Concession); Student $45
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-international-chamber-music-competition-string-quartets-grand-final/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition Piano Trios Grand Final
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition Grand Final 2023.\nEstablished in 1991 and held every four years\, the prestigious competition is the perfect launching pad for chamber music ensembles. With a prize pool of over $150\,000\, and a Grand Prize wo \nrth $30\,000\, MICMC is open to string quartets and piano trios of all nationalities under the age of 35. \nProduced by Musica Viva Australia\, MICMC seeks to identify and cultivate the next generation of chamber music ensembles. The competition welcomes applicants who embody chamber music’s ability to engage both mind and heart with performances that delight\, inspire and challenge. MICMC ensembles ensure a vibrant future for chamber music\, demonstrating and redefining the inimitable relationship between players\, audiences\, and composers for the 21st century. Join MICMC for the Grand Final of this week long competition. \nFollowing jury deliberations at the end of the Piano Trio Grand Final concert\, all Piano Trio prizes will be announced and awarded. \n\nSunday 9 July 2023 1pm; MRC Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;  Duration: 3 hours (incl. jury deliberations & award ceremony) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $72 ($61 Concession); Student $30 \nTwo-Concert Package Standard: $120 ($96 Concession); Student $45
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-international-chamber-music-competition-piano-trios-grand-final/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Chopin's Piano
DESCRIPTION:A sprinkling of history and theatre within virtuoso playing and masterful storytelling\, pianist Aura Go brings this masterpiece to life alongside actor Jennifer Vuletic.\nCan a single instrument unlock the DNA of Romantic music? A small\, craftsman’s pianino\, built in Majorca in the 1830s\, gives it a good try: it’s the keyboard on which Chopin completed his Preludes. This exquisite collection reclaimed an intimacy that had been drowned out by the excesses of Chopin’s brilliant peers. It would take 50 years\, but these miniatures would eventually outflank and outrank many of the century’s hulking musical monuments. \nIf this were not enough\, Chopin’s piano took on talismanic qualities in the following century. The cast of characters obsessed with its provenance\, heritage and symbolism – from harpsichordist Wanda Landowska to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels – completes this miraculous story. \nIn this captivating staging by Richard Pyros – first filmed and streamed in 2021 – and with the complete Preludes as its backbone\, pianist Aura Go and actor Jennifer Vuletic tell the story of this singular instrument\, the works composed on it and the artist who created them\, and the changing value of music over time. \n\nSaturday 8 & Tuesday 11 July 2023 7pm; MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;  Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40 A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-chopins-piano/2023-07-08/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition Semi-finals
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition\n\nHeats and semifinals: Mon 3 July 2023 – Fri 7 July 2023\n\nBoroondara Arts is delighted to partner with Musica Viva to present the prestigious Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (MICMC). Established in 1991 and held every 4 years\, MICMC is the perfect launching pad for chamber music ensembles. With a prize pool of over $150\,000\, the competition welcomes string quartets and piano trios of all nationalities under the age of 35. Thrilling concerts comprising Rounds 1 and 2 and the semi-finals will be held across 13 events. \nCompanion Cards are accepted for this event. If you have one of these cards and would like to book a ticket\, please book your tickets by calling 1800 688 482. \n\n\nFriday 7 July 2023 10:00 am – 7:30 pm\nHawthorn Arts Centre\, 360 Burwood Road Hawthorn VIC 3122
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-international-chamber-music-competition-semi-final/
LOCATION:Hawthorn Arts Centre\, Burwood Road\, Hawthorn
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SUMMARY:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
DESCRIPTION:ROUND TWO \nWednesday 5 July \n\n\n\n\nConcert 1 – 10am\nAffinity Quartet\nLee BRADSHAW\, Resolve for String Quartet\nFelix MENDELSSOHN\, String Quartet No. 6 in F minor\, Op. 80\n\n\n\nMILA Quartet \n \nLee BRADSHAW\, Resolve for String Quartet\nMaurice RAVEL\, String Quartet in F major\nZHOU Long\, Song of the Ch’in\n\n\nConcert 2 – 2.30pm\nAlbéniz Trio\nMaria GRENFELL\, Bitter Tears for piano trio\nJohannes BRAHMS\, Piano Trio No. 1 in B major (v. 1891)\n\n\n\nDior Quartet \n \nSoo Yeon LYUH\, Yessori (Sounds of the Past)\nMaurice RAVEL\, String Quartet in F major\nLee BRADSHAW\, Resolve for String Quartet\n\n\n\nTrio Orelon \n \nLili BOULANGER\, Deux pièces en trio\nMaria GRENFELL\, Bitter Tears for piano trio\nFelix MENDELSSOHN\, Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor\, Op. 66\n\n\nConcert 3 – 7.30pm \n \nRisus Quartet \n \nLee BRADSHAW\, Resolve for String Quartet\nFelix MENDELSSOHN\, String Quartet No. 6 in F minor\, Op. 80\nChristina MACPHERSON Arr. KONCZ\, Waltzing Matilda   \n\n\n\nTrio Delyria \n \nMaria GRENFELL\, Bitter Tears for piano trio\nFelix MENDELSSOHN\, Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor\, Op. 66
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-international-chamber-music-competition/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition\nMon 3 July 2023 – Fri 7 July 2023\n\nBoroondara Arts is delighted to partner with Musica Viva to present the prestigious Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (MICMC). Established in 1991 and held every 4 years\, MICMC is the perfect launching pad for chamber music ensembles. With a prize pool of over $150\,000\, the competition welcomes string quartets and piano trios of all nationalities under the age of 35. Thrilling concerts comprising Rounds 1 and 2 and the semi-finals will be held across 13 events. \nCompanion Cards are accepted for this event. If you have one of these cards and would like to book a ticket\, please book your tickets by calling 1800 688 482. \n\nROUND ONE Please note that although every effort will be made to present works in the order listed below\, changes may occasionally be necessary \n\nMon 3 July 2023 10:00 am – 7:30 pm\nHawthorn Arts Centre\, 360 Burwood Road Hawthorn VIC 3122 \n\n\n\nCost: various Concession and student rates available\n\n\nMonday July 3 \n\n\n\nConcert 1 – 10am \n  \n \nTrio Delyria\nWolfgang RIHM\, Fremde Szenen III\nFranz Joseph HAYDN\, Piano Trio No. 44 in E major\, Hob. XV:28\nPaul BEN-HAIM\, Variations on a Hebrew Melody\n\n\n\nDior Quartet\nFranz Joseph HAYDN\, String Quartet No. 1\, Op. 74\nLeoš JANÁČEK\, String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’\n\n\nConcert 2 – 3pm  \n  \n \nMILA Quartet \n \nLudwig van BEETHOVEN\, String Quartet No. 4 in C minor\, Op. 18\nBéla BARTÓK\, String Quartet No. 4\, Sz. 91\n\n\n\nAlbéniz Trio \n  \n \nLudwig van BEETHOVEN\, Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor\, Op. 1\nKelly-Marie MURPHY\, Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly \nJoaquín TURINA\, Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor\, Op. 76\n\n\nConcert 3 – 6.30pm  \n  \n  \n \nAffinity Quartet\nWolfgang Amadeus MOZART\, String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major ‘Hunt’\, K. 458\nGyörgy KURTÁG\, Six Moments Musicaux\, Op.44\nLeoš JANÁČEK\, String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’\n\n\n\nTrio Orelon \n \nFranz Joseph HAYDN\, Piano Trio No.29 in E-flat major\, Hob. XV:29\nMieczysław WEINBERG\, Piano Trio Op. 24\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-melbourne-international-chamber-music-competition/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Garrick Ohlsson
DESCRIPTION:A titan of the piano returns in Garrick Ohlsson. Virtuosic yet powerful\, Ohlsson showcases his favourite composers while debuting a world premiere by Australian Thomas Misson.\nIn 1970 Garrick Ohlsson – a gangly pianist from White Plains\, New York\, all of 22 and unknown beyond his hometown – pulled off an astonishing feat: from nowhere he won the Chopin Competition in Warsaw\, the only American to have done so. He somehow missed the announcement\, a kindly audience member informing him that his life would never be quite the same. \nIn the subsequent 50 years Ohlsson has owned Chopin’s music like few others\, playing it with authority\, humility\, a sense of discovery and deep commitment. \nOhlsson has other heroes too. Scriabin is one such example\, his powerful\, impressionistic music an ideal match for Ohlsson’s authoritative playing. He adores Barber and Schubert\, Debussy and Liszt too\, choosing this Australian tour for his first performance of the latter’s Sonata in B Minor in many years. His program also features a new work by the Australian composer Thomas Mission. \nSaturday 3 Program:  Franz Schubert: Impromptu in C Minor\, Op.90\, No.1; \nFranz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor\, S.178;  Thomas Misson: New Work \nAlexander Scriabin: Étude in C-Sharp Minor\, Op.2\, No.1; Étude in D-Flat\, Op.8\, No.10; Étude in C-Sharp Minor\, Op.42\, No.5; Two Poems\, Op.32: Andante cantabile; Piano Sonata No.5\, Op.5 \nTuesday 13 Program: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor\, Op.26 \nThomas Misson: New Work; Frédéric Chopin:  Variations brillantes\, Op.12; Piano Sonata No.1 in C Minor\, Op.4: Larghetto; Scherzo No.2 in B-Flat Minor\, Op.31 \n\nSaturday 3 & Tuesday 13 June 2023 7pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 1 hour 40 mins (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40: A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-garrick-ohlsson/2023-06-13/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Garrick Ohlsson
DESCRIPTION:A titan of the piano returns in Garrick Ohlsson. Virtuosic yet powerful\, Ohlsson showcases his favourite composers while debuting a world premiere by Australian Thomas Misson.\nIn 1970 Garrick Ohlsson – a gangly pianist from White Plains\, New York\, all of 22 and unknown beyond his hometown – pulled off an astonishing feat: from nowhere he won the Chopin Competition in Warsaw\, the only American to have done so. He somehow missed the announcement\, a kindly audience member informing him that his life would never be quite the same. \nIn the subsequent 50 years Ohlsson has owned Chopin’s music like few others\, playing it with authority\, humility\, a sense of discovery and deep commitment. \nOhlsson has other heroes too. Scriabin is one such example\, his powerful\, impressionistic music an ideal match for Ohlsson’s authoritative playing. He adores Barber and Schubert\, Debussy and Liszt too\, choosing this Australian tour for his first performance of the latter’s Sonata in B Minor in many years. His program also features a new work by the Australian composer Thomas Mission. \nSaturday 3 Program:  Franz Schubert: Impromptu in C Minor\, Op.90\, No.1; \nFranz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor\, S.178;  Thomas Misson: New Work \nAlexander Scriabin: Étude in C-Sharp Minor\, Op.2\, No.1; Étude in D-Flat\, Op.8\, No.10; Étude in C-Sharp Minor\, Op.42\, No.5; Two Poems\, Op.32: Andante cantabile; Piano Sonata No.5\, Op.5 \nTuesday 13 Program: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor\, Op.26 \nThomas Misson: New Work; Frédéric Chopin:  Variations brillantes\, Op.12; Piano Sonata No.1 in C Minor\, Op.4: Larghetto; Scherzo No.2 in B-Flat Minor\, Op.31 \n\nSaturday 3 & Tuesday 13 June 2023 7pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 1 hour 40 mins (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession); Under 40: A – C reserve $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-garrick-ohlsson/2023-06-03/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Among the Birds and the Trees
DESCRIPTION:A riveting collection of ensemble and solo works\, Adam Walker\, Timothy Ridout\, and Anneleen Lenaerts present an exquisite blend of flute\, viola\, and har\nSometimes a concert can be like a walk through a beautiful garden\, with gorgeous blooms\, intriguingly patterned ferns\, and now and then a dramatic grass tree shooting skywards. The rather unusual line-up of instruments for this program offers just such an experience for the listener: a world of glowing sounds\, with something entrancing around every corner of a gently twisting path. \nCreating this world are three of classical music’s acknowledged leaders. Adam Walker was appointed Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra at 21; Anneleen Lenaerts became Solo Harp of the Vienna Philharmonic at 23; Timothy Ridout\, youngest of the three\, is that rare creature: a solo violist. \nThis particularly mellow combination of instruments was the brainchild of Debussy\, featuring in one of his very last pieces\, the cornerstone of this concert. Planted around it are the meditative beauty of Takemitsu\, the intensity of Soviet-era Gubaidulina\, the joyous vigour of George Benjamin\, and a choice selection of other musical blooms. \n\nSaturday 29 April & Tuesday 9 May 2023 7pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-among-the-birds-and-the-trees/2023-05-09/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Among the Birds and the Trees
DESCRIPTION:A riveting collection of ensemble and solo works\, Adam Walker\, Timothy Ridout\, and Anneleen Lenaerts present an exquisite blend of flute\, viola\, and har\nSometimes a concert can be like a walk through a beautiful garden\, with gorgeous blooms\, intriguingly patterned ferns\, and now and then a dramatic grass tree shooting skywards. The rather unusual line-up of instruments for this program offers just such an experience for the listener: a world of glowing sounds\, with something entrancing around every corner of a gently twisting path. \nCreating this world are three of classical music’s acknowledged leaders. Adam Walker was appointed Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra at 21; Anneleen Lenaerts became Solo Harp of the Vienna Philharmonic at 23; Timothy Ridout\, youngest of the three\, is that rare creature: a solo violist. \nThis particularly mellow combination of instruments was the brainchild of Debussy\, featuring in one of his very last pieces\, the cornerstone of this concert. Planted around it are the meditative beauty of Takemitsu\, the intensity of Soviet-era Gubaidulina\, the joyous vigour of George Benjamin\, and a choice selection of other musical blooms. \n\nSaturday 29 April & Tuesday 9 May 2023 7pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession)\nC reserve $66 ($58 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-among-the-birds-and-the-trees/2023-04-29/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The life-affirming music-making talents of Karin Schaupp and the Flinders Quartet are on display in a performance sure to warm\, dazzle and enrich.\nMusic sparks emotion like nothing else; live music especially so. Here’s a concert with all the feelings: there’s loss\, longing\, love\, and a bit of foot-stomping fandango flamboyance. Our guides into this other world are experts. Flinders Quartet is renowned for unpretentious brilliance\, with two decades of experience in old music and new. Classical guitar is a beautiful but famously difficult instrument to master\, and most players sit very still in utmost concentration – which is why Karin Schaupp stands out. With incredible warmth and expressiveness\, she welcomes us into her emotional world\, and we leave enriched and heartened. \nOf special note in this program is a world premiere from composer and Musica Viva Australia’s previous Artistic Director Carl Vine\, commissioned by a longstanding audience member to immortalise the joyous memory of her late daughter. \nFerdinando Carulli: Guitar Concerto in A\, Op.8 \nRichard Charlton: Southern Cross Dreaming (2007) \nCastelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet\, Op.143 \nCarl Vine: Endless For Guitar And String Quartet (2021)\nWorld premiere performances. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia in loving memory of Jennifer Bates. \nImogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet \nLuigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D\, G.448 (III & IV) \n\nSaturday 25 & Tuesday 28 February 2023 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Duration: 2 hours 20 mins (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTickets: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession); C reserve $66 ($58 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-karin-schaupp-flinders-quartet/2023-02-28/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The life-affirming music-making talents of Karin Schaupp and the Flinders Quartet are on display in a performance sure to warm\, dazzle and enrich.\nMusic sparks emotion like nothing else; live music especially so. Here’s a concert with all the feelings: there’s loss\, longing\, love\, and a bit of foot-stomping fandango flamboyance. Our guides into this other world are experts. Flinders Quartet is renowned for unpretentious brilliance\, with two decades of experience in old music and new. Classical guitar is a beautiful but famously difficult instrument to master\, and most players sit very still in utmost concentration – which is why Karin Schaupp stands out. With incredible warmth and expressiveness\, she welcomes us into her emotional world\, and we leave enriched and heartened. \nOf special note in this program is a world premiere from composer and Musica Viva Australia’s previous Artistic Director Carl Vine\, commissioned by a longstanding audience member to immortalise the joyous memory of her late daughter. \nFerdinando Carulli: Guitar Concerto in A\, Op.8 \nRichard Charlton: Southern Cross Dreaming (2007) \nCastelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet\, Op.143 \nCarl Vine: Endless For Guitar And String Quartet (2021)\nWorld premiere performances. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia in loving memory of Jennifer Bates. \nImogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet \nLuigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D\, G.448 (III & IV) \n\nSaturday 25 & Tuesday 28 February 2023 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Duration: 2 hours 20 mins (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTickets: Premium $158 ($134 Concession); A reserve $126 ($110 Concession); B reserve $95 ($82 Concession); C reserve $66 ($58 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-karin-schaupp-flinders-quartet/2023-02-25/
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SUMMARY:Musica Viva: Signum Saxophone Quartet & Kristian Winther
DESCRIPTION:Europe’s favourite saxophone quartet make their Australian debut\, joining violinist Kristian Winther for a ripper program including a brand-new arrangement of Kurt Weill’s daredevil violin concerto.\nMusica Viva Australia is thrilled to present the internationally acclaimed Signum Saxophone Quartet in their debut national tour! Having achieved cult status on instruments still rarely found in the concert hall\, the group have become renowned for championing composers living and lost\, while filling the world’s best venues. \nIn this ripper program\, the Signums will be joined by Australian violinist Kristian Winther to premiere Jessica Wells’ new arrangement of Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto: a daredevil work for the soloist\, and showing off the myriad colours of the saxophones. With a meeting of top creative talents in a program spanning Bach to Gershwin\, these concerts are like the best kind of fireworks – surprising\, absorbing\, and extraordinary. \n\nSaturday 12 November & Tuesday 22 November 2022 7pm; MRC Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 2 hours (incl. interval) \nTickets: Premium $153 ($133 Concession); A Reserve $122 ($107 Concession); B Reserve $92 ($80 Concession);     CReserve $64 ($56 Concession) \n\n\n\n\nFamily of Four$100 (2 adults + 2 children OR 1 adult + 3 children) \nUnder 40 $40
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/musica-viva-signum-saxophone-quartet-kristian-winther/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 sturt st\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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