Australian Chamber Orchestra: Altstaedt Plays Haydn & Tchaikovsky
25 June @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm ACST
Gramophone Award-winning cellist Nicolas Altstaedt makes his ACO debut directing a program that includes Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major. Discovered in Prague just 60 years ago, its influence can be heard in the works of György Kurtág and Iannis Xenakis, both of whom feature here. Sándor Veress’s Four Transylvanian Dances get a look-in, as do Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, written with the help of Wilhelm Fitzenhagen who premiered them and later made controversial changes to give the cello more prominence.
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When the cello sings, we hear something akin to the human voice: sensuous, rich, profound. When German-French Nicolas Altstaedt holds the bow, the cello is all that and more, becoming a master storyteller. It’s been more than a decade since the young cellist burst onto the world stage as a BBC New Generation Artist, with his unruly curls, unorthodox concert attire and pure talent. Since then, he’s piled up musical accolades from the stages of New York, London and beyond. Now is your chance to see his ACO debut as both director and soloist.
Altstaedt’s debut will showcase the many voices of his cello along with the vitality and dynamism of the ACO. This promises to be a very special collaboration.
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