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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Starburst
DESCRIPTION:Opening Omega Ensemble’s 2026 Season with exhilarating flair\, Shostakovich’s daring Concerto No. 1 for Piano\, Trumpet and Strings takes centre stage in a whirlwind of classical fanfare\, jazz-hall swagger and streetwise energy. Led by charismatic pianist Vatche Jambazian\, the ensemble is joined on stage by special guest David Elton (Principal Trumpet\, Sydney Symphony Orchestra). \nTraversing the full spectrum of human experience\, from tenderness to tumult\, this performance also features Gerald Finzi’s lyrical Clarinet Concerto\, a twentieth-century masterpiece of tender beauty\, alongside Jessie Montgomery’s radiant Starburst\, a constellation of sound where genres collide. \nIn a continuation of a dynamic creative partnership\, Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth unveils A Turning Sky\, a new double concerto for clarinet and trumpet written for David Rowden and long-time collaborator David Elton\, bringing two solo voices into dazzling interplay and energy.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-starburst/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank VIC 3006\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Starburst
DESCRIPTION:A blaze of sound and colour.\nHeralding an exhilarating start to Omega Ensemble’s 2026 Season\, this program pulsates with the idiosyncratic sounds of the world around us\, traversing the human experience in all its wonderful chaos and brilliance. \nLed by Shostakovich’s brilliant Concerto in C minor for Piano\, Trumpet and Strings\, a whirlwind of jazz hall swagger\, classical fanfare\, and streetwise energy\, this concert also features Gerald Finzi’s tender Clarinet Concerto and Jessie Montgomery’s radiant Starburst\, a constellation of sound where jazz\, folk\, and classical threads collide in vibrant motion. \nThis concert also marks the world premiere of Lachlan Skipworth’s new double concerto for clarinet and trumpet\, a continuation of a dynamic creative partnership with trumpeter David Elton. Written for David Rowden and David Elton\, the piece brings two solo voices into dazzling interplay\, showcasing the vivid musical voice of one of Australia’s most compelling composers. \nDavid Elton solo trumpet\nVatche Jambazian solo piano\nDavid Rowden solo clarinet\nOmega Ensemble \n\nJessie Montgomery Starburst\nGerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto\nDmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1\nLachlan Skipworth A Turning Sky (World Premiere)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 18 February 2026 – 7:00pm Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval). Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne Recital Centre\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nTICKETS: Standard & Concession Premium $139 ($129 Concession); A Reserve $109 ($99 Concession)\nB Reserve $89 ($79 Concession); C Reserve $64 ($54 Concession) \nUnder 30s Premium $114; A Reserve $84; B Reserve $64; C Reserve $39 \nGroup 6+ Premium $119; A Reserve $89; B Reserve $69; C Reserve $44 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTicket Packages Save up to 25% when booking two or more performances in Omega Ensemble’s 2026 Season. \nA Transaction Fee between $4 and $8.50 applies to orders made online and by phone. Delivery Fees may also apply. A ticket limit of six is in place online to ensure fair ticket access for all. Want to bring a bigger party? Call our Box Office during business hours on (03) 9699 3333 to book.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-starburst-2/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Elevator Music
DESCRIPTION:Omega Ensemble presents Elevator Music\, a captivating showcase of the clarinet featuring legendary British clarinettist Michael Collins in his first Australian appearance in six years. \nPerforming at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday 16 August\, Elevator Music will feature the world premiere of Graeme Koehne’s Double Clarinet Concerto. Koehne’s latest work is a tongue-in-cheek thriller filled with joyful contrasts\, soul-searching melodies\, and heart-racing rhythms. \nAlso featured in the program are Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne’s Stride and Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-elevator-music/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Distant World
DESCRIPTION:The future of our planet in a world gone mad.\nLatvian composer Pēteris Vasks’ Piano Quartet from 2001 grapples with his familiar themes of a world detached from nature. Contrasting darkness and light\, it reflects the natural world\, and weaves in cherished bird songs. His music portrays a profound catharsis\, historical weight\, and a glimmer of hope for the future. \nA vibrant Australian voice\, Miriama Young’s interactive performance incorporates a soundscape of recordings by young people of personal places in nature\, merging past and present\, physical and metaphysical into a powerful artistic statement. \nWritten in response to devastating bushfires\, Tasmanian composer and saxophonist Jabra Latham’ Fire Music reflects anguish and renewal\, aiming to ‘embody the cyclical nature of life and fire.’ \nArvo Pärt Speigel im Speigel \nJabra Latham Fire Music \nPēteris Vasks Piano Quartet \nMiriama Young New Commission – World Premiere \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 13 May 2025 – 7:00pm \n\n\nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval). Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne Recital Centre\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $119; A reserve $89 ($79 Concession); B reserve $69 ($59 Concession); C reserve $49 ($39 Concession) \nUnder 30 A–C reserve $39 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nSave 25% when booking two or more 2025 performances.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-distant-world/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: La Musica Notturna
DESCRIPTION:Violoncello\, vibrez!\nRenowned cellist and conductor Umberto Clerici joins Omega Ensemble as guest director for a powerhouse performance featuring Italian masterworks and a celebration of the cello throughout the ages\, including a world premiere work from UK composer and cellist Peter Gregson. \nUmberto Clerici solo cello\nDavid Rowden solo clarinet\nOmega Ensemble \nGiovanni Sollima Alone \nLuigi Boccherini La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid \nAntonio Vivaldi Cello Concerto in B minor\, RV 424 \nGiovanni Sollima Violoncelles\, vibrez!  \nPeter Gregson New Commission – World Premiere \nCommissioned by Omega Ensemble with the generous support of Richard Cobden SC and the Living Music Commissioning Circle. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 24 March 2025 – 7:00pm \n\n\nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval). Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nMRC Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTickets:  Premium $119; A reserve $89 ($79 Concession); B reserve $69 ($59 Concession); C reserve $49 ($39 Concession) \n\n\nUnder 30 A–C reserve $39 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nSeason Package Save 25% when booking two or more 2025 performances. \nPremium $89.25 A reserve $66.75 ($59.25 Concession); B reserve $51.75 ($44.25 Concession)\nC reserve $36.75 ($29.25 Concession) Under 30 A–C reserve $29.25
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-la-musica-notturna/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Fatale
DESCRIPTION:Intricate harmonies and sharp textures.\nArguably Johannes Brahms’ most profound chamber work\, the Clarinet Quintet is an energized by rhapsodic\, wild gestures and flickering textures\, and was written as part of the composer’s surprising re-emergence from retirement. \nA musical polyglot in the tradition of Bernstein and Previn\, ARIA Award-winner Joe Chindamo is routinely described as one of the best jazz pianists in Australia\, though his composition transcends jazz\, having composed concertos\, chamber music and film music. \nWith a career spanning over four decades\, first as a clarinettist and then composer of music for the concert hall and film\, Nigel Westlake is one of Australia’s most celebrated composers. From the haunting last chord of the first movement to the elegiac central movement through to the robust cross-rhythms of the finale\, his Piano Trio is revered as one of the composer’s most stunning and accomplished chamber works. \n\nMonday 2 December 2024 7pm \n\nElisabeth Murdoch Hall\n\nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: A reserve $79 ($69 Concession); B reserve $59; C reserve $39 \nGroup 10+ A reserve $59; B reserve $49; C reserve $39 \nUnder 30 $39
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-fatale/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241108T201000
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: New Now
DESCRIPTION:New is now. Now is New. Four world premiere works from the next generation of Australian musical talent.\nA celebration of groundbreaking new directions\, local talent and bold musical risk-taking.New Now is Omega Ensemble’s annual showcase of Australian compositional talent\, with four world premiere works developed through the CoLAB: Composer Accelerator Program. Featuring new works by Katia Geha\, Zinia Chan\, Klearhos Murphy and Felix Wallis. \nArtists\nDavid Rowden clarinet; Peter Clark violin; Neil Thompson viola; Paul Stender cello\nVatche Jambazian piano \nProgram\nKatia Geha The Day You Hear \nKlearhos Murphy Grass and Fire \n\nFriday 8 November 2024 7pm \n\nPrimrose Potter Salon\n\nDuration: 1 hour 10 mins (no interval). Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $39
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-new-now/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Concertante
DESCRIPTION:Chopin’s raw and reveling piano concerto.\nFrédéric Chopin once wrote: ‘Sometimes I can only groan\, suffer\, and pour out my despair at the piano!’ A great introvert\, Chopin preferred the dark and smoky salons to the grand concert halls of Paris\, and would often perform his own spectacular concertos in the private apartments of friends and patrons accompanied by string ensembles. In this spirit\, Chopin’s first Piano Concerto is performed in a raw and powerful arrangement for just ten musicians. \nAn exciting new voice\, Harry Sdraulig’s name has quickly catapulted into one of the most in-demand Australian composers of his generation\, with commissions from all of Australia’s leading orchestras\, as well as Yo-Yo Ma\, Australian String Quartet\, and Australian Chamber Orchestra. Pushing the Western classical tradition into new directions\, juxtaposes melodic lyricism with intricate rhythmic interplay which draws influences from classical\, jazz\, and popular musical styles. \nA regular on Australian stages as a concert pianist\, Finnish Oli Mustonen is also an accomplished and distinctive composer. Opening with piercing discords and stunted rhythms\, the Nonet II moves through moments of galloping Beethovenian rhythms\, tranquil ostinati\, and Russian flair\, before finally exploding into a heart-racing finale described by the composer as ‘instrumental ecstasy’. \n\nTuesday 1 October 2024 7pm \n\nElisabeth Murdoch Hall\n\nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: A reserve $79 ($69 Concession); B reserve $59; C reserve $39 Under 30 $39
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-concertante/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble - Re: Classical
DESCRIPTION:Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation\, Four Seasons Recomposed\, leads this performance of groundbreaking classical music from Australia’s most exciting and forward-thinking chamber music group. This foot-stomping performance also includes a world premiere by leading American composer Jessie Montgomery\, whose infectious music celebrates dance and movement\, and a re-imagining of Elena Kats-Chernin’s Clarinet Concerto ‘Ornamental Air’ packed with virtuosic arpeggios and relentless rhythmic energy. \n\nMonday 15 April 2024 7pm;   MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: A reserve $79 ($69 Concession); B reserve $59; C reserve $39; Under 30: $39
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-re-classical/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Murdoch Hall Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240213T200200
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Échappsodie
DESCRIPTION:French delights and modern beauty.\nAs one of the leading exponents of musical Impressionism\, Debussy’s music represents an extraordinarily beautiful palette of colour and harmonic innovation. Commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire the Premiere Rhapsodie was originally a ‘Solo de Concours’ (competition solo) written to test the virtuosic abilities of students at the Conservatoire. \nLaden with emotional melodies and rich textures\, Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quintet No. 1 is an expressive work that highlights a groundbreaking change in French chamber music. \nA rising star in both her native Australia and current home in Paris\, Alice Chance’s Échappsodie (a made-up word using the French verb échapper — ‘to escape’) takes fragments of Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsodie and constructs them into a colourful masterclass of virtuosity for clarinet and ensemble. \nOmega Ensemble\nDavid Rowden clarinet; Peter Clark violin; Natalia Harvey violin; Neil Thompson viola\nPaul Stender cello; Vatche Jambazian piano \n\nTuesday 13 February 2024 7pm; MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 1 hour 20 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: A reserve $79 ($69 Concession); B reserve $59; C reserve $39 \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-echappsodie/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Lionheart
DESCRIPTION:Quartets quintets\, and sextets… oh my!\nShostakovich’s profound Piano Quintet represents a period of writing where the young composer\, who was then 34\, was his most purely musical. The resulting work is an unusual yet unapologetic neo-classical piece that has since become the jewel in the crown of the 20th-century chamber music repertory. \nShowcasing the sincerity of three musical mavericks\, Shostakovich’s monumental Piano Quintet is presented alongside John Adam’s rambunctious String Quartet No.1 and a world premiere by Australia’s own trailblazer Holly Harrison\, commissioned by the Ensemble. \nDavid Rowden clarinet Peter Clark violin Neil Thompson viola Paul Stender cello Vatche Jambazian piano \n\nThursday 7 December 2023 2pm & 7pm;     Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession); Group 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-lionheart/2023-12-07/2/
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Lionheart
DESCRIPTION:Quartets quintets\, and sextets… oh my!\nShostakovich’s profound Piano Quintet represents a period of writing where the young composer\, who was then 34\, was his most purely musical. The resulting work is an unusual yet unapologetic neo-classical piece that has since become the jewel in the crown of the 20th-century chamber music repertory. \nShowcasing the sincerity of three musical mavericks\, Shostakovich’s monumental Piano Quintet is presented alongside John Adam’s rambunctious String Quartet No.1 and a world premiere by Australia’s own trailblazer Holly Harrison\, commissioned by the Ensemble. \nDavid Rowden clarinet Peter Clark violin Neil Thompson viola Paul Stender cello Vatche Jambazian piano \n\nThursday 7 December 2023 2pm & 7pm;     Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession); Group 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-lionheart/2023-12-07/1/
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Ecstatic Dances
DESCRIPTION:Dance\, dance\, otherwise we are lost.\nWhen Ross Edwards composed his first Ecstatic Dance in 1978\, he discovered an idiosyncratic and kinetic way of writing. It was a formative moment\, from which emerged the composers’ iconic and infectiously jubilant style that defined a generation of Australian classical music. In his 80th birthday year\, Omega Ensemble gives the world premiere of a new Clarinet Concerto led by Artistic Director David Rowden. \nAn ode to the infectious spirit of rhythm and dance\, this premiere work is accompanied and Phillip Glass’ epic Violin Concerto No.2\, performed by UK violin maverick Thomas Gould. Entitled ‘The American Four Seasons’\, the legendary composers’ electrifying concerto is a visceral homage to the forces of nature\, packed full of dizzying twists and turns\, turbo-charged drive and heart-stopping intensity. \n\nWednesday 5 July 2023 7pm; MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;  Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval)wa \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $119\, A reserve $89 ($79 Concession); B reserve $69 ($59 Concession)\nC reserve $49 ($39 Concession); Under 30 $39
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-ecstatic-dances/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T074013Z
UID:10012704-1682190000-1682195400@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Continuo
DESCRIPTION:Always existed but never heard before.\nSpanning soul-bearing improvisations and exuberant dances\, the Baroque period represented an earth-quaking eruption of ideas and musical expression the aftershocks of which continue to be felt today. This essence has inspired the work of composers since\, who have blazed their own trails in true Baroque style with rococo flair and theatricality. \nBaroque goes ballistic in this historically (un-)informed performance\, featuring dazzling contemporary masterworks that defy expectations and break the moulds of their predecessors. \nMulti-Grammy Award winner and the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, Caroline Shaw’s inventive music represents the confluence of music past and present\, with collaborations spanning the worlds leading musicians and most forward-thinking classical groups. A world premiere from Shaw commissioned by Omega Ensemble is presented alongside Henryk Gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta No.2. \n\nFriday 21 7pm & Saturday 22 2pm & 7pm April 2023; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession)\nGroup 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-continuo-2/2023-04-22/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T051320Z
UID:10012706-1682190000-1682195400@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Continuo
DESCRIPTION:Always existed but never heard before.\nSpanning soul-bearing improvisations and exuberant dances\, the Baroque period represented an earth-quaking eruption of ideas and musical expression the aftershocks of which continue to be felt today. This essence has inspired the work of composers since\, who have blazed their own trails in true Baroque style with rococo flair and theatricality. \nBaroque goes ballistic in this historically (un-)informed performance\, featuring dazzling contemporary masterworks that defy expectations and break the moulds of their predecessors. \nMulti-Grammy Award winner and the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, Caroline Shaw’s inventive music represents the confluence of music past and present\, with collaborations spanning the worlds leading musicians and most forward-thinking classical groups. A world premiere from Shaw commissioned by Omega Ensemble is presented alongside Henryk Gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta No.2. \n\nFriday 21 7pm & Saturday 22 2pm & 7pm April 2023; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession)\nGroup 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-continuo/2023-04-22/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20230420T074013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T074013Z
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Continuo
DESCRIPTION:Always existed but never heard before.\nSpanning soul-bearing improvisations and exuberant dances\, the Baroque period represented an earth-quaking eruption of ideas and musical expression the aftershocks of which continue to be felt today. This essence has inspired the work of composers since\, who have blazed their own trails in true Baroque style with rococo flair and theatricality. \nBaroque goes ballistic in this historically (un-)informed performance\, featuring dazzling contemporary masterworks that defy expectations and break the moulds of their predecessors. \nMulti-Grammy Award winner and the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, Caroline Shaw’s inventive music represents the confluence of music past and present\, with collaborations spanning the worlds leading musicians and most forward-thinking classical groups. A world premiere from Shaw commissioned by Omega Ensemble is presented alongside Henryk Gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta No.2. \n\nFriday 21 7pm & Saturday 22 2pm & 7pm April 2023; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession)\nGroup 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-continuo-2/2023-04-22/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T051320Z
UID:10012705-1682172000-1682177400@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Continuo
DESCRIPTION:Always existed but never heard before.\nSpanning soul-bearing improvisations and exuberant dances\, the Baroque period represented an earth-quaking eruption of ideas and musical expression the aftershocks of which continue to be felt today. This essence has inspired the work of composers since\, who have blazed their own trails in true Baroque style with rococo flair and theatricality. \nBaroque goes ballistic in this historically (un-)informed performance\, featuring dazzling contemporary masterworks that defy expectations and break the moulds of their predecessors. \nMulti-Grammy Award winner and the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, Caroline Shaw’s inventive music represents the confluence of music past and present\, with collaborations spanning the worlds leading musicians and most forward-thinking classical groups. A world premiere from Shaw commissioned by Omega Ensemble is presented alongside Henryk Gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta No.2. \n\nFriday 21 7pm & Saturday 22 2pm & 7pm April 2023; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession)\nGroup 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-continuo/2023-04-22/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230421T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T051320Z
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Continuo
DESCRIPTION:Always existed but never heard before.\nSpanning soul-bearing improvisations and exuberant dances\, the Baroque period represented an earth-quaking eruption of ideas and musical expression the aftershocks of which continue to be felt today. This essence has inspired the work of composers since\, who have blazed their own trails in true Baroque style with rococo flair and theatricality. \nBaroque goes ballistic in this historically (un-)informed performance\, featuring dazzling contemporary masterworks that defy expectations and break the moulds of their predecessors. \nMulti-Grammy Award winner and the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, Caroline Shaw’s inventive music represents the confluence of music past and present\, with collaborations spanning the worlds leading musicians and most forward-thinking classical groups. A world premiere from Shaw commissioned by Omega Ensemble is presented alongside Henryk Gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta No.2. \n\nFriday 21 7pm & Saturday 22 2pm & 7pm April 2023; Primrose Potter Salon; Duration: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69 ($59 Concession)\nGroup 5+ $59
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-continuo/2023-04-21/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T012403Z
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Time is a River
DESCRIPTION:The lifeblood of memory\, music is the empowering tool through which composers pass on stories and honour the continuous flow of time. Franz Schubert’s stirring Death and the Maiden has long captured the imagination of audiences and mirrors the composer’s own inner turmoil with its thrilling climaxes\, tortured freneticism\, and darkly romantic source materials. \nWith the fragility of life at their centres\, Arvo Pärt’s plaintive Mozart-Adagio and Graham Koehne’s Time is a River\, both dedicated to loved ones passed\, represent hopefulness and reinforce an inspiring message of life’s raw beauty and the innate power of music to heal. This reflective program also includes the world premiere of a moving work by ARIA award-winning composer and proud Yuin woman Brenda Gifford. \nProgram\nArvo PÄRT Mozart-Adagio\nFranz SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14\, ‘Death and the Maiden’\nBrenda GIFFORD World Premiere*\nGraeme KOEHNE Time is a River
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-time-is-a-river/2023-03-01/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T153000
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Time is a River
DESCRIPTION:The lifeblood of memory\, music is the empowering tool through which composers pass on stories and honour the continuous flow of time. Franz Schubert’s stirring Death and the Maiden has long captured the imagination of audiences and mirrors the composer’s own inner turmoil with its thrilling climaxes\, tortured freneticism\, and darkly romantic source materials. \nWith the fragility of life at their centres\, Arvo Pärt’s plaintive Mozart-Adagio and Graham Koehne’s Time is a River\, both dedicated to loved ones passed\, represent hopefulness and reinforce an inspiring message of life’s raw beauty and the innate power of music to heal. This reflective program also includes the world premiere of a moving work by ARIA award-winning composer and proud Yuin woman Brenda Gifford. \nProgram\nArvo PÄRT Mozart-Adagio\nFranz SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14\, ‘Death and the Maiden’\nBrenda GIFFORD World Premiere*\nGraeme KOEHNE Time is a River
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-time-is-a-river/2023-03-01/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230228T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230228T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T012403Z
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Time is a River
DESCRIPTION:The lifeblood of memory\, music is the empowering tool through which composers pass on stories and honour the continuous flow of time. Franz Schubert’s stirring Death and the Maiden has long captured the imagination of audiences and mirrors the composer’s own inner turmoil with its thrilling climaxes\, tortured freneticism\, and darkly romantic source materials. \nWith the fragility of life at their centres\, Arvo Pärt’s plaintive Mozart-Adagio and Graham Koehne’s Time is a River\, both dedicated to loved ones passed\, represent hopefulness and reinforce an inspiring message of life’s raw beauty and the innate power of music to heal. This reflective program also includes the world premiere of a moving work by ARIA award-winning composer and proud Yuin woman Brenda Gifford. \nProgram\nArvo PÄRT Mozart-Adagio\nFranz SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14\, ‘Death and the Maiden’\nBrenda GIFFORD World Premiere*\nGraeme KOEHNE Time is a River
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-time-is-a-river/2023-02-28/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221215T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T232527Z
UID:10008064-1671130800-1671136200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Melodies and Melodrama
DESCRIPTION:The mighty music of Brahms was a great influence on the lesser known Hungarian composer Ernö Dohnányi. While Brahms’ brooding Piano Quartet No.1 (notably premiered by Clara Schumanm) may at first appear restrained compared to the decadence of Dohnányi’s colossal Sextet\, the soaring melodies and sumptuous texture in both works are imbued with equal romantic passion and unabashed melodrama. \nThe finale of Omega Ensemble’s 2022 Season is marked by a new commission from French composer Laurent Lefrançois\, whose works are equally marked by colourful twists and turns. With Dohnanyi’s Sextet featuring some of the most glorious melodic writing for French Horn\, the Ensemble is joined for this performance by Nicolas Fleury\, Principal Horn of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\nThursday 15 December 2022 7pm; MRC Primrose Potter Salon \nDuration: 1 hours 30 mins (no interval) \n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69 ($59 Concession); Under 30 $49
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-melodies-and-melodrama/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20220708T100317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T100317Z
UID:10007852-1663873200-1663878600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Ex Machina
DESCRIPTION:Aaron Copland’s thrilling Sextet started life as his Second Symphony. However\, following its premiere\, the work was avoided by orchestras due to its complexity. Out of frustration\, Copland re-wrote the work for sextet in the hope that more ambitious chamber ensembles would take up the challenge. \nThis program of music from important American voices presents driving works showcasing the Ensemble as a well-oiled virtuosic machine. Including music from Grammy Award-winning composer Bryce Dessner\, Grammy Award nominee Missy Mazzoli\, and world premieres by Nico Muhly and Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Cerrone. \n  \nProgram\nBryce Dessner Aheym\nMissy Mazzoli Harp and Altar\nChristopher Cerrone Clarinet Quintet [World Premiere] \nNico Muhly Measured to Fit [World Premiere]\nAaron Copland Sextet
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-ex-machina/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20220214T063035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T063940Z
UID:10007551-1644951600-1644955200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Two Breaths
DESCRIPTION:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\nClarinet Quintet\, K. 581 \nPeter Sculthorpe\nString Quartet No. 16 \nWilliam Barton\nNew Commission – World Premiere \n‘[Barton is] a musician carving out a powerful musical legacy.’ The Australian\nAbout the concert\nIn 18th-century Vienna\, Mozart befriended the clarinetist Anton Stadler\, whose soft and delicate playing had such a profound impact on the composer that it expanded the possibilities of Mozart’s music and inspired some of his most well-known works for the instrument\, including his cherished Clarinet Quintet. Over two centuries later\, it was William Barton’s grounding and deeply moving didgeridoo playing that elicited an oeuvre of work from legendary Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe\, with the late composer commenting ‘William offered me a new direction’. \nFeaturing Mozart’s ever-popular Clarinet Quintet and Sculthorpe’s arresting String Quartet No. 16 (including Barton on didgeridoo)\, Omega Ensemble’s triumphant 2022 Season is marked by the world premiere of a new commission by William Barton for didgeridoo\, clarinet and string quartet.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-two-breaths/2022-02-15/3/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Southbank Boulevard\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20220214T063035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T063940Z
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Two Breaths
DESCRIPTION:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\nClarinet Quintet\, K. 581 \nPeter Sculthorpe\nString Quartet No. 16 \nWilliam Barton\nNew Commission – World Premiere \n‘[Barton is] a musician carving out a powerful musical legacy.’ The Australian\nAbout the concert\nIn 18th-century Vienna\, Mozart befriended the clarinetist Anton Stadler\, whose soft and delicate playing had such a profound impact on the composer that it expanded the possibilities of Mozart’s music and inspired some of his most well-known works for the instrument\, including his cherished Clarinet Quintet. Over two centuries later\, it was William Barton’s grounding and deeply moving didgeridoo playing that elicited an oeuvre of work from legendary Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe\, with the late composer commenting ‘William offered me a new direction’. \nFeaturing Mozart’s ever-popular Clarinet Quintet and Sculthorpe’s arresting String Quartet No. 16 (including Barton on didgeridoo)\, Omega Ensemble’s triumphant 2022 Season is marked by the world premiere of a new commission by William Barton for didgeridoo\, clarinet and string quartet.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-two-breaths/2022-02-15/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Southbank Boulevard\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20220214T063035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T063940Z
UID:10007549-1644908400-1644955200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble – Two Breaths
DESCRIPTION:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\nClarinet Quintet\, K. 581 \nPeter Sculthorpe\nString Quartet No. 16 \nWilliam Barton\nNew Commission – World Premiere \n‘[Barton is] a musician carving out a powerful musical legacy.’ The Australian\nAbout the concert\nIn 18th-century Vienna\, Mozart befriended the clarinetist Anton Stadler\, whose soft and delicate playing had such a profound impact on the composer that it expanded the possibilities of Mozart’s music and inspired some of his most well-known works for the instrument\, including his cherished Clarinet Quintet. Over two centuries later\, it was William Barton’s grounding and deeply moving didgeridoo playing that elicited an oeuvre of work from legendary Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe\, with the late composer commenting ‘William offered me a new direction’. \nFeaturing Mozart’s ever-popular Clarinet Quintet and Sculthorpe’s arresting String Quartet No. 16 (including Barton on didgeridoo)\, Omega Ensemble’s triumphant 2022 Season is marked by the world premiere of a new commission by William Barton for didgeridoo\, clarinet and string quartet.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-two-breaths/2022-02-15/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Southbank Boulevard\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/william-Barton.jpg
GEO:-37.8236131;144.9687442
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210326T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T101633
CREATED:20210624T045755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210624T045755Z
UID:10007343-1616785200-1616790600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Night and Now
DESCRIPTION:Concertos\, Quintets and World Premieres \nWhen performing his own piano concertos\, the great showman Frédéric Chopin preferred dark and smoky salons to the grand concert halls of Paris. As a matter of practicality\, Chopin arranged his own concertos for small ensembles\, often performing with string quartets in the private apartments of friends and patrons. \nIn this tradition\, Omega Ensemble’s 2021 Season opens with a program of stunning “quin-certos”\, including Chopin’s first piano concerto performed by acclaimed pianist Clemens Leske in an intimate arrangement for piano quintet. \nThe program also features new works by two of Australia’s most celebrated composers\, including a premiere performances of Gordon Kerry’s Clarinet Quintet by Clarinettist David Rowden\, and the world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s ‘Night and Now’\, a new flute quintet based on her Flute Concerto (2015)\, originally written for flautist Sally Walker who will also premiere this new arrangement. \nProgram \nFrédéric Chopin\nPiano Concerto No. 1 in E minor\, Op. 11 (for Piano Quintet) \nElena Kats-Chernin\nFlute Quintet “Night and Now” (after Flute Concerto) [World Premiere] \nGordon Kerry\nClarinet Quintet
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-night-and-now/2021-03-26/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Night and Now
DESCRIPTION:Concertos\, Quintets and World Premieres \nWhen performing his own piano concertos\, the great showman Frédéric Chopin preferred dark and smoky salons to the grand concert halls of Paris. As a matter of practicality\, Chopin arranged his own concertos for small ensembles\, often performing with string quartets in the private apartments of friends and patrons. \nIn this tradition\, Omega Ensemble’s 2021 Season opens with a program of stunning “quin-certos”\, including Chopin’s first piano concerto performed by acclaimed pianist Clemens Leske in an intimate arrangement for piano quintet. \nThe program also features new works by two of Australia’s most celebrated composers\, including a premiere performances of Gordon Kerry’s Clarinet Quintet by Clarinettist David Rowden\, and the world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s ‘Night and Now’\, a new flute quintet based on her Flute Concerto (2015)\, originally written for flautist Sally Walker who will also premiere this new arrangement. \nProgram \nFrédéric Chopin\nPiano Concerto No. 1 in E minor\, Op. 11 (for Piano Quintet) \nElena Kats-Chernin\nFlute Quintet “Night and Now” (after Flute Concerto) [World Premiere] \nGordon Kerry\nClarinet Quintet
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-night-and-now/2021-03-26/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Russian Romantics
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular face-off between giants of Russian Romanticism \nProgram\n\nNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet for Piano and Winds in B-flat major \nAnton Rubinstein Quintet for Piano and Winds in F major \nSergei Rachmaninoff Preludes [Selections] \n\nAbout The Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing the 2020 Season with Romantic colour and bravura\, acclaimed Australian pianist Clemens Leske leads the Ensemble in a program that puts two Russian masterworks for piano and winds head-to-head. \nA rare example of Rimsky-Korsakov’s departure from orchestral writing\, the attention-grabbing Quintet for Piano and Winds embodies the powerful rhythms and boastful textures of the composer’s larger works jam-packed into an ensemble of just five. Anton Rubinstein’s work of the same name presents itself as a strong challenger\, in which the virtuosic piano writing amply reflects the composer’s recognition in his own lifetime as one of the world’s greatest pianists. \nThese works are accompanied by selections from Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Preludes.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-russian-romantics/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Harp Fantaisie
DESCRIPTION:Folksongs\, Fantasies and frantic Fratres \nProgram\n\nJacques Ibert Trio for Violin\, Cello\, and Harp \nCamille Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp \nMichael Glinka Drei Russische Lieder \nSally Whitwell Harp Trio [World Premiere] * \nArvo Pärt Fratres \nAbout The Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican harpist Emily Granger joins Omega Ensemble for the first time in a sparkling program of trios for harp\, violin and cello. From the French charm of Ibert’s Trio for Violin\, Cello and Harp and Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie\, to the dark Russian flavours of Glinka’s Drei Russische Lieder (Three Russian Songs) and the frantic energy of Fratres by celebrated Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. \nThis program also features a world premiere work by Aria Award-winning pianist and composer Sally Whitwell\, commissioned for Emily Granger and Omega Ensemble.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-harp-fantaisie/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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