Melbourne Recital Centre: Echoes of Vienna

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
A program reflecting the rich musical currents that flowed through the cultural crossroads of fin-de-siècle Vienna. The evening begins with Sergei Prokofiev’s spirited Overture on Hebrew Themes, written for Russian-Jewish musicians in New York and drawing on folk melodies whose roots stretch back to Eastern Europe. The program also features the…

Bizarrerie

Van Diemen’s Band: Bizarrerie

Paranaple Arts Centre Market Square, 145 Rooke St,, Devonport
Bizarrerie puts the spotlight on some of the rare and unusual instruments from the Band’s collection. Program highlights include Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Viola d'Amore in D minor, showcasing the haunting, bell-like tones of the six-stringed viola d'amore, while Fasch's Concerto for Gallichon gives this almost-forgotten instrument—a gut-strung hybrid that sits somewhere between a…