Australian String Quartet | Utopias
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWENTER WORLDS OF FANTASTICAL VISIONS, INTIMATE REVELATION, AND QUIET HOPE FOR THE SPIRIT OF MANKIND Vanishing visions of the idyll—a Utopian world of natural splendour, both aquatic and pastoral—are conjured by an intricate and highly original string soundscape from Thomas Adès, titled Arcadiana. Following this is Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor—intensely personal in its […]
Australian String Quartet | Utopias
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWENTER WORLDS OF FANTASTICAL VISIONS, INTIMATE REVELATION, AND QUIET HOPE FOR THE SPIRIT OF MANKIND Vanishing visions of the idyll—a Utopian world of natural splendour, both aquatic and pastoral—are conjured by an intricate and highly original string soundscape from Thomas Adès, titled Arcadiana. Following this is Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor—intensely personal in its […]
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Beethoven Septet & Louise Farrenc Nonet
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWNew Perspectives In the first half of the 19th century, music moved out of the palaces of Europe and into its living rooms, with an explosion in publishing houses making the latest works accessible to everyone from princes to paupers. As with so many developments in music, Beethoven was at the centre of things: his […]
The Song Company | Songs of Rosa Mystica – Sydney
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWBritten, Saariaho and Gyger Guest Director: Jack Symonds Songs of Rosa Mystica, led by Guest Music Director Jack Symonds, is a program of contemporary masterworks for unaccompanied voices. From Elliott Gyger's mighty 1994 work "Ficta", through excepts of Benjamin Britten's "A.M.D.G". and works by Tippett, Saariaho and Symonds himself, The Song Company will challenge your perception […]
The Song Company | Songs of Rosa Mystica – Sydney
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWBritten, Saariaho and Gyger Guest Director: Jack Symonds Songs of Rosa Mystica, led by Guest Music Director Jack Symonds, is a program of contemporary masterworks for unaccompanied voices. From Elliott Gyger's mighty 1994 work "Ficta", through excepts of Benjamin Britten's "A.M.D.G". and works by Tippett, Saariaho and Symonds himself, The Song Company will challenge your perception […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | MacMillan’s Stabat Mater
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWJoy and anguish: musical visions of faith. In this concert Brett Weymark showcases one of the most exquisite combinations in music: the sound of a virtuoso chamber choir with string orchestra. And the program he’s chosen reflects the musical richness of the Christian liturgical tradition and the inspirational vision of faith. Australian composers Matthew Orlovich, […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | The Little Match Girl Passion
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWA modern reflection on a tragic fable – a passion for our time. In a Sydney Philharmonia Choirs first, we’re presenting one of the most profound choral works of our time: David Lang’s Pulitzer prize-winning Little Match Girl Passion. Lang takes Hans Christian Andersen’s dark tale – almost too despairing to be a children’s story – […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | MacMillan’s Stabat Mater
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWJoy and anguish: musical visions of faith. In this concert Brett Weymark showcases one of the most exquisite combinations in music: the sound of a virtuoso chamber choir with string orchestra. And the program he’s chosen reflects the musical richness of the Christian liturgical tradition and the inspirational vision of faith. Australian composers Matthew Orlovich, […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | The Little Match Girl Passion
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSWA modern reflection on a tragic fable – a passion for our time. In a Sydney Philharmonia Choirs first, we’re presenting one of the most profound choral works of our time: David Lang’s Pulitzer prize-winning Little Match Girl Passion. Lang takes Hans Christian Andersen’s dark tale – almost too despairing to be a children’s story – […]