Dancing Shadows

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Dancing Shadows

Stawell Entertainment Centre 59-69 Main Street, STAWELL
In this dynamic concert, much-loved MCO core members take centre stage in a program three centuries in the making. Mozart’s Divertimento brims with youthful charm and elegance, while Andrew Ford’s Sad Jigs offers a poignant, whimsical take on dance forms through a contemporary Australian lens. The program culminates in Dvořák’s…
Editor's Choice Interwoven

Australian String Quartet: Interwoven

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
This program of vivid contrasts is anchored by Elizabeth Younan’s Interwoven, a recent work exploring connection and expression. Haydn’s String Quartet in A major – part of his revolutionary Sun series – brings wit and invention, while Prokofiev’s wartime Second Quartet in F major draws on Caucasian folk idioms. Clara Schumann’s Variations,…

Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

Wollongong Town Hall Crown St &, Kembla St,, Wollongong
Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…