With guests from Italy, France and Cuba, Paul Dyer’s 2018 season tells wide-ranging stories of musical journeys.

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has announced its 2018 season, with Australian and international guests joining the ensemble for a season of musical storytelling. “Travelling with sound, allowing emotions to be tossed in a beautiful maze of magical tales has led my artistic inspiration for our 2018 season – Tales of Baroque,” said ABO Artistic Director Paul Dyer. “Musical fantasies and stories spanning over 1000 years – some fiery, complex, lavish, suspenseful, romantic or bold – knit and navigate the six programmes for our Brandenburg year.”

“The international cast for our stage includes a French classical harpist; an explosive Italian violinist; a Cuban viola da gamba player; an ensemble of seven artists from Cambodia to Paris, along with the delicious Brandenburg Choir and the sensational Brandenburg Orchestra. Each programme reveals a story, a baroque or medieval tale, and a link from past to present. It’s often these stories that connect, intrigue and inspire us.”

The season kicks off in February with a programme based around 16th-century English composer Thomas Tallis and his musical legacy....