Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is indisputably one of the great Romantic works for violin and orchestra. Hear it performed by Grace Clifford, a young Australian musician building an enviable reputation here and overseas. On the subject of budding Australian talent, the concert includes Centrifuge, a new work by composer Holly Harrison,…

Commencing with a gentle dialogue between solo horn and piano, Brahms’ Piano Concerto No 2 broadens into a colossal vista – a realm where symphony and concerto are perfectly integrated. A truly monumental work, Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto finds its ideal interpreter in Macedonian soloist Simon Trpčeski, who returns to…

Ancient Letters, by Elena Kats-Chernin, is inspired by centuries-old correspondence found in a remote location on the legendary Silk Road. The letters tell of the uncertainties of frontier life, the hustle and bustle of the marketplace, and the colossal distances traversed along this celebrated trading route. Born in Uzbekistan, Kats-Chernin…