Event Series Mostly Mozart

Melbourne Recital Centre: Mostly Mozart – Magnificent Minor

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Two exceptional violinists – ANAM Head of Strings Sophie Rowell and Polish violinist Jakub Jakowicz – direct ANAM musicians in two works of imperishable beauty. Johann Sebastian BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550 Sophie Rowell (ANAM Head…

Event Series Mostly Mozart

Melbourne Recital Centre: Mostly Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In most of his work, including his much-loved Violin Concerto and Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber is the USA’s great Romantic composer of the 20th century. His music is informed by a deep respect for tradition, as demonstrated with directness and power in this homage to Bach. Taking Bach’s harmonisation…

Event Series Mostly Mozart

Melbourne Recital Centre: Mostly Mozart – Splendour of Vienna

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
How can we call any music by Mozart or Schubert ‘late’ when both composers died in their 30s? Yet, under Howard Penny’s direction, this compelling program brings you works of fascinating contrast from the adolescence and maturity of two of the greatest composers who ever lived.