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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/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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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/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon Salon\, 31 Sturt St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230228T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230228T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
CREATED:20220708T100317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T100317Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
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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/2022-02-15/3/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Southbank Boulevard\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
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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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220215T200000
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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/2022-02-15/1/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, Southbank Boulevard\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210326T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
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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/2021-03-26/2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210326T143000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201210T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201210T203000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200924T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200618T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200618T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T065033
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Chopin\, Kerry and Clara
DESCRIPTION:A Romantic concerto\, a world premiere quintet and a celebration of Clara Schumann \nProgram\n\nFrédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (arr. for Piano and String Quintet)\nGordon Kerry Clarinet Quintet [World Premiere] *\nClara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor \n*Commissioned by Omega Ensemble and supported by Kim Williams AM \nAbout The Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe supreme pianist-composer\, Chopin was in fact not the showman performer his virtuosic music would suggest\, instead preferring local salons to the grand concert halls of Paris. With Chopin at the piano\, the composer’s larger works\, including his two piano concertos\, were performed far more frequently in private with small ensembles than in public with large orchestras. \nChopin’s breathtaking first concerto is presented here in a beautiful arrangement for piano and string quintet that captures all the romance of the original. \nThis fiery work is accompanied by Clara Schumann’s emotional Piano Trio\, considered by many to be her most challenging work\, and the world premiere of a new Clarinet Quintet by award-winning Australian composer Gordon Kerry written for Artistic Director and Clarinetist David Rowden.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-chopin-kerry-and-clara/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200206T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200206T203000
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Bartok in Contrast
DESCRIPTION:Hungarian hillsides\, red Russian squares and late nights at the Parisian circus \nProgram\n\nBéla Bartók Contrasts for Clarinet\, Violin and Piano\nFrancis Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano\nAram Khachaturian Trio for Clarinet\, Violin and Piano\nDmitri Shostakovich Violin Sonata in G major \n\nAbout The Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mid-twentieth century saw a steep rise in popularity for the clarinet due to its impressive range of colour\, emotion and agility\, and a quest by composers for new musical forms and sounds. Composers no longer looked to Classical or Romantic ideals\, but instead sought the directness and clarity of the immediate world in which they lived\, inspired by colourful melodies and rhythms of folk songs\, or the bustling sounds of the cities. \nClarinetist and Artistic Director of Omega Ensemble\, David Rowden\, leads an exhilarating program of works for clarinet\, violin and piano\, covering a full gamut of colour and emotion.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-bartok-in-contrast/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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