Classical Music
Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gershwin & Shostakovich
Celebrating the indomitable voice of the individual, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his ACO debut performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, in which he is joined by trumpeter David Elton. Both composers affirm the right to self-expression – Gershwin through exuberant freedom, Shostakovich in defiance of Soviet oppression (read our interview on page 46). Richard Tognetti directs a program that includes the world premiere of Valentin Silvestrov’s A Moment of Memory, written while sheltering from the war in Ukraine.
1–18 August, venues in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, aco.com.au
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