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SUMMARY:Australian Haydn Ensemble | Divine Bohemians - Sydney
DESCRIPTION:Haydn\, Richter\, Mysliveček & Beethoven\nComposers hailing from the now proud Czech Republic were surprisingly numerous in the 18th century and\, while far from household names today\, had a significant impact on some that are. These Bohemians were neither the free’n’easy chums who kissed tiny frozen hands in garrets nor the future pictorial romantics devoted to the fields and forests of their homeland. No\, these guys skipped down the steps of their provincial alma maters straight onto express carriages bound for Austria\, Germany or Italy\, and never looked back. \nUnder their Germanified aliases\, Franz Xavier Richter and Paul Wranitzky made good in Europe; the first as violinist/composer at the Mannheim court and the latter as Vienna’s most respected conductor (he premiered Beethoven’s 1st). In Venice then Rome\, Josef Mysliveček so out-Italianed the Italians in spirited temperament (and libido) that they abandoned efforts to pronounce his surname and dubbed him il divino boemo (the divine bohemian). A dear friend and mentor to the young Mozart\, their relationship touchingly survived the divino’s Lucifer-like fall from grace after a post-operative disaster left him with a Voldemortian visage and careening career. \nThe ensemble offers a tantalising degustation drawn from these expats’ insanely prolific works; a fascinating Richter quartet from 1757 that pre-dates Haydn’s patent on the form\, a sweet palate cleansing Mysliveček Larghetto worthy of his (less nasally challenged) protégée followed by a thrilling and top-notch late quartet by Wranitzky. Love at first listen is guaranteed\, so fear not! \nThere are old favourites too\, by those who bore no trace of backwater mud on their boots\, and were more than happy to wallow in Bohemian loot. The province’s Prince\, Josef Franz of Lobkowitz was a sweet gentleman whose “foolish love of music” led to the creation of The Creation and many Beethoven masterworks\, including his set of quartets Op.18. \nThe delightful 3rd of these is actually Ludwig’s first foray into the form perfected by his then aging teacher. Deceptively simple\, you’d never think it would trigger in Haydn a fit of jealousy and self-doubt that led to his (contemporaneous) Op. 77 falling four works short of the six paid for by the prince. In his second to last quartet\, you’ll find no evidence of waning powers\, only consummate skill unmatched even by the brilliant upstart waiting in the wings. His short-changed patron could hardly complain upon hearing its sublime Adagio\, Schubertian Menuetto and swirling folkdance finale. \nCzech this one out. \nARTISTS \nSkye McIntosh\, violin\nMatthew Greco\, violin\nKarina Schmitz\, viola\nRafael Font\, viola \nPROGRAM \nHAYDN\nString Quartet Op. 77 No. 1 in G major \nF.X. RICHTER\nString Quartet Op. 5 No. 5b in G minor \nMYSLIVEČEK\nString Quartet Op. 3 No. 6 in A major 2nd movement Larghetto \nWRANITZKY\nString Quartet Op. 49 in D minor \nBEETHOVEN\nString Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 in D major \n\nCONCERT DATES \nWednesday 29 July\, 7pm\, Melbourne Recital Centre\nThursday 30 July\, 7pm\, Gandel Hall\, National Gallery of Australia\, Canberra\nFriday 31 July\, 7pm\, Berry Uniting Church Hall\, Berry\nSaturday 1 August\, 4pm\, Bowral Memorial Hall\, Bowral\nSunday 2 August\, 4pm\, The Neilson\, ACO on the Pier\, Walsh Bay \n 
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/australian-haydn-ensemble-divine-bohemians-sydney-2/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$51-$75,1.5-2 Hours,Classical,Featured,NSW,Strings,Sydney
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Offspring | Reich: Rejoice: Repeat
DESCRIPTION:Ensemble Offspring celebrate Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with a joyous retrospective celebrating the hypnotic power of Reich’s signature rhythmic groove.\nIn 2026 we’re celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday. But who needs a birthday as an excuse? Steve Reich’s music is our guilty pleasure – we love listening to it and we absolutely adore playing it. \nIn this program\, we’re presenting three of our Reich favourites and special guest Gabi Sultana joins us all the way from Malta. Gabi is the soloist in Piano Counterpoint – a scintillating tour de force. Who needs six pianists when you have one astonishing virtuoso? \nGabi is joined by Ronan Apcar\, Claire Edwardes and Niki Johnson in Quartet – glittering music with hints of jazz infiltrating Reich’s trademark rhythmic complexity. And with a piano–percussion quartet to hand\, it makes sense to reprise Radio Rewrite\, which was such a hit in our all-Reich marathon at City Recital Hall in 2018. Inspired by a meeting with Jonny Greenwood\, Reich riffs on two Radiohead songs: Everything in its Right Place and Jigsaw Falling into Place. Will you recognise the originals? ‘The truth is\,’ says Reich\, ‘sometimes you hear them\, sometimes you don’t.’ \nArrive early for a special treat: one of Reich’s iconic works for tape. Come Out loops spoken voice\, distilling its inherent melody and emotional power. \nARTISTS \nEnsemble Offspring \nSam Weller (conductor)\nLamorna Nightingale (flute)\nJason Noble (clarinets)\nClaire Edwardes (Artistic Director\, percussion)\nNiki Johnson (percussion)\nGabi Sultana* (piano)\nRonan Apcar (piano)\nVéronique Serret (violin)\nAlexandra Osborne (violin)\nHenry Justo (viola)\nRowena Macneish (cello)\nJacques Emery (electric bass) \nPROGRAM \nSteve Reich – Come Out (1966)\nSteve Reich – Quartet (2013)\nSteve Reich – Piano Counterpoint (1973/2011)\nSteve Reich – Radio Rewrite (2012) \n 
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/ensemble-offspring-reich-rejoice-repeat/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$51-$75,1-1.5 Hours,Classical,Featured,Modern,New Music,NSW,Strings,Sydney,Wind
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Offspring | Reich: Rejoice: Repeat
DESCRIPTION:Ensemble Offspring celebrate Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with a joyous retrospective celebrating the hypnotic power of Reich’s signature rhythmic groove.\nIn 2026 we’re celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday. But who needs a birthday as an excuse? Steve Reich’s music is our guilty pleasure – we love listening to it and we absolutely adore playing it. \nIn this program\, we’re presenting three of our Reich favourites and special guest Gabi Sultana joins us all the way from Malta. Gabi is the soloist in Piano Counterpoint – a scintillating tour de force. Who needs six pianists when you have one astonishing virtuoso? \nGabi is joined by Ronan Apcar\, Claire Edwardes and Niki Johnson in Quartet – glittering music with hints of jazz infiltrating Reich’s trademark rhythmic complexity. And with a piano–percussion quartet to hand\, it makes sense to reprise Radio Rewrite\, which was such a hit in our all-Reich marathon at City Recital Hall in 2018. Inspired by a meeting with Jonny Greenwood\, Reich riffs on two Radiohead songs: Everything in its Right Place and Jigsaw Falling into Place. Will you recognise the originals? ‘The truth is\,’ says Reich\, ‘sometimes you hear them\, sometimes you don’t.’ \nArrive early for a special treat: one of Reich’s iconic works for tape. Come Out loops spoken voice\, distilling its inherent melody and emotional power. \nARTISTS \nEnsemble Offspring \nSam Weller (conductor)\nLamorna Nightingale (flute)\nJason Noble (clarinets)\nClaire Edwardes (Artistic Director\, percussion)\nNiki Johnson (percussion)\nGabi Sultana* (piano)\nRonan Apcar (piano)\nVéronique Serret (violin)\nAlexandra Osborne (violin)\nHenry Justo (viola)\nRowena Macneish (cello)\nJacques Emery (electric bass) \nPROGRAM \nSteve Reich – Come Out (1966)\nSteve Reich – Quartet (2013)\nSteve Reich – Piano Counterpoint (1973/2011)\nSteve Reich – Radio Rewrite (2012)
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/ensemble-offspring-reich-rejoice-repeat-3/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$51-$75,1-1.5 Hours,Classical,Modern,New Music,NSW,Percussion,Piano,Strings,Sydney,Wind
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SUMMARY:Sydney Chamber Choir | Sessions on the Pier: Time & Tide
DESCRIPTION:Now in its third edition\, our much-loved concert series fusing classical\, jazz and popular song returns\n— this time celebrating the beauty and rhythm of the changing seasons. \nPresented in the intimate surrounds of The Neilson on Pier 2/3 by the harbour\, this program invites audiences to experience the year’s cycle through music of warmth\, reflection and joy. \nLed by Naomi Crellin and Nick Begbie\, members of the award-winning a cappella ensemble The Idea of North\, the Choir joins forces with a superb jazz trio to explore the shifting moods of nature and time. \nBenjamin Britten’s radiant The Succession of the Four Sweet Months and Morten Lauridsen’s evocative Mid-Winter Songs capture the poetry of the natural world in timeless choral writing. These are paired with imaginative arrangements of beloved favourites\, including the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun\, Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy and Bess\, and the jazz classic Autumn Leaves\, made famous by Nat King Cole. \nBlending elegance\, swing and lyrical beauty\, Time & Tide offers a captivating evening where genres meet\, voices shimmer\, and the turning of the year is celebrated in music of light\, colour and grace. \nARTISTS: \nSydney Chamber Choir\nSam Allchurch – Director\nNaomi Crellin Co-Director\nNick Begbie Co-Director\nJazz Trio \nPROGRAM INCLUDES: \nBenjamin Britten – The Succession of the Four Sweet Months\nGeorge Gershwin – Summertime\nIain Grandage – ‘Dawn Sunset’ from Three Bush Songs\nGeorge Harrison – Here Comes the Sun\nJoseph Kosma/Johnny Mercer – Autumn Leaves\nMorten Lauridsen – Mid-Winter Songs\nSergio Mendes – When Summer Turns to Snow\nRichard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein – It Might As Well Be Spring \n 
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/sydney-chamber-choir-sessions-on-the-piertime-tide/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$75+,1-1.5 Hours,Australian composer,Choral,Featured,Jazz,Living Composer,NSW,Sydney
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SUMMARY:Sydney Chamber Choir | Sessions on the Pier:Time & Tide
DESCRIPTION:Now in its third edition\, our much-loved concert series fusing classical\, jazz and popular song returns\n— this time celebrating the beauty and rhythm of the changing seasons. \nPresented in the intimate surrounds of The Neilson on Pier 2/3 by the harbour\, this program invites audiences to experience the year’s cycle through music of warmth\, reflection and joy. \nLed by Naomi Crellin and Nick Begbie\, members of the award-winning a cappella ensemble The Idea of North\, the Choir joins forces with a superb jazz trio to explore the shifting moods of nature and time. \nBenjamin Britten’s radiant The Succession of the Four Sweet Months and Morten Lauridsen’s evocative Mid-Winter Songs capture the poetry of the natural world in timeless choral writing. These are paired with imaginative arrangements of beloved favourites\, including the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun\, Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy and Bess\, and the jazz classic Autumn Leaves\, made famous by Nat King Cole. \nBlending elegance\, swing and lyrical beauty\, Time & Tide offers a captivating evening where genres meet\, voices shimmer\, and the turning of the year is celebrated in music of light\, colour and grace. \nARTISTS: \nSydney Chamber Choir\nSam Allchurch – Director\nNaomi Crellin Co-Director\nNick Begbie Co-Director\nJazz Trio \nPROGRAM INCLUDES: \nBenjamin Britten – The Succession of the Four Sweet Months\nGeorge Gershwin – Summertime\nIain Grandage – ‘Dawn Sunset’ from Three Bush Songs\nGeorge Harrison – Here Comes the Sun\nJoseph Kosma/Johnny Mercer – Autumn Leaves\nMorten Lauridsen – Mid-Winter Songs\nSergio Mendes – When Summer Turns to Snow\nRichard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein – It Might As Well Be Spring \n 
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/sydney-chamber-choir-sessions-on-the-piertime-tide-2/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$75+,1-1.5 Hours,Australian composer,Choral,Featured,Jazz,Living Composer,NSW,Sydney
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SUMMARY:Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn's Oxford - Sydney
DESCRIPTION:Haydn’s London Symphonies: Part 1\nPart 1! How enticing. If a CD revival eventually eclipses the current vinyl vogue\, can we look forward to a 300th birthday /Brisbane Olympics “boxed set” of all 12 by 2032? \nViolinist and impresario Peter Salomon was the guardian angel (slash shrewd businessman) who put Haydn on a boat to London after a younger “less enlightened” (ok\, philistine) Esterházy sacked all his musicians and kept the composer on for domestic duties. English audiences went wild\, symphonies poured out and sterling poured in but these “tours” represented a genuine sea-change in music history: the fans were middle to upper-middle class music lovers\, not diversion-seeking aristocrats. And in the absence of a foyer CD (let alone vinyl) stall\, they were all ravenous to listen again at home. So… you guessed it\, Salomon added a lucrative by-line in downsized arrangements for amateur parlour use. \nAs AHE listeners will know\, these versions\, often for string sextet and flute\, are a long way from pale imitations: newly imagined for the medium\, they are actually a refreshing listen when compared to the brass and drum heavy “warhorse” school of orchestral playing. \nAlright\, pedants put up your quills: we know No. 92 The Oxford is not officially a Londoner. It premiered in Paris\, but such was Salomon’s haste to get Haydn his doctorate\, he didn’t have time to write any new ones and so white-lied in his exam by recycling his most recent\, sweetened by some palindromic canons for the egg-headed panellists. Had he stopped at 92\, it would be a summation of his art. The Rossini-like finale is especially fabulous: the hero\, a scurrying staccato melody\, is subjected to all manner of comic indignities; buffeted by giddying chromatic winds and turned every which way but loose. \nNo. 95 is the only one that threatened to disappoint the aficionados (What? Minor key? No slow intro?) but\, statistically\, major thirds crowd out the tragic E flats and the sun-drenched final movement is as gloriously contrapuntal as the one that closes Mozart’s Jupiter. \nNo. 103 in E flat needs no introduction (but of course has one; “audience we value your feedback”). It’s simply one of the greatest symphonies of the era. The splendid finale is an epic tapestry tightly woven from a simple short horn call motif. How will they pull off the drumroll though? Wait and see. \nAn exciting\, dramatic and thoroughly satisfying season’s end. \n3 down and 7 to go\, roll on Parts 2\, 3 and 4. \nARTISTS \nSkye McIntosh\, violin\nMatthew Greco\, violin\nKarina Schmitz\, viola\nRafael Font\, viola\nDaniel Yeadon\, cello\nPippa Macmillan\, double bass\nMikaela Oberg\, flute \nPROGRAM \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 92 in G major Oxford arr. Salomon \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 95 in C minor arr. Salomon \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Drumroll arr. Salomon \n\nCONCERT DATES\nFriday 30 October\, 7pm\, Berry Uniting Church Hall\, Berry\nSaturday 31 October\, 4pm\, Bowral Memorial Hall\, Bowral\nMonday 2 November\, 7pm\, The Neilson\, ACO On The Pier\, Dawes Point\nWednesday 4 November\, 7pm\, Melbourne Recital Centre\nThursday 5 November\, 7pm Gandel Hall\, National Gallery of Australia\, Canberra\nSaturday 7 November\, 2pm\, Rathmines Theatre\, Lake Macquarie\nSunday 8 November\, 4pm\, The Neilson\, ACO On The Pier\, Dawes Point
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/australian-haydn-ensemble-haydns-oxford-sydney/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:$51-$75,1.5-2 Hours,Classical,Featured,NSW,Strings,Sydney,Wind
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SUMMARY:Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn's Oxford - Sydney
DESCRIPTION:Haydn’s London Symphonies: Part 1\nPart 1! How enticing. If a CD revival eventually eclipses the current vinyl vogue\, can we look forward to a 300th birthday /Brisbane Olympics “boxed set” of all 12 by 2032? \nViolinist and impresario Peter Salomon was the guardian angel (slash shrewd businessman) who put Haydn on a boat to London after a younger “less enlightened” (ok\, philistine) Esterházy sacked all his musicians and kept the composer on for domestic duties. English audiences went wild\, symphonies poured out and sterling poured in but these “tours” represented a genuine sea-change in music history: the fans were middle to upper-middle class music lovers\, not diversion-seeking aristocrats. And in the absence of a foyer CD (let alone vinyl) stall\, they were all ravenous to listen again at home. So… you guessed it\, Salomon added a lucrative by-line in downsized arrangements for amateur parlour use. \nAs AHE listeners will know\, these versions\, often for string sextet and flute\, are a long way from pale imitations: newly imagined for the medium\, they are actually a refreshing listen when compared to the brass and drum heavy “warhorse” school of orchestral playing. \nAlright\, pedants put up your quills: we know No. 92 The Oxford is not officially a Londoner. It premiered in Paris\, but such was Salomon’s haste to get Haydn his doctorate\, he didn’t have time to write any new ones and so white-lied in his exam by recycling his most recent\, sweetened by some palindromic canons for the egg-headed panellists. Had he stopped at 92\, it would be a summation of his art. The Rossini-like finale is especially fabulous: the hero\, a scurrying staccato melody\, is subjected to all manner of comic indignities; buffeted by giddying chromatic winds and turned every which way but loose. \nNo. 95 is the only one that threatened to disappoint the aficionados (What? Minor key? No slow intro?) but\, statistically\, major thirds crowd out the tragic E flats and the sun-drenched final movement is as gloriously contrapuntal as the one that closes Mozart’s Jupiter. \nNo. 103 in E flat needs no introduction (but of course has one; “audience we value your feedback”). It’s simply one of the greatest symphonies of the era. The splendid finale is an epic tapestry tightly woven from a simple short horn call motif. How will they pull off the drumroll though? Wait and see. \nAn exciting\, dramatic and thoroughly satisfying season’s end. \n3 down and 7 to go\, roll on Parts 2\, 3 and 4. \nARTISTS \nSkye McIntosh\, violin\nMatthew Greco\, violin\nKarina Schmitz\, viola\nRafael Font\, viola\nDaniel Yeadon\, cello\nPippa Macmillan\, double bass\nMikaela Oberg\, flute \nPROGRAM \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 92 in G major Oxford arr. Salomon \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 95 in C minor arr. Salomon \nHAYDN\nSymphony No. 103 in E flat major Drumroll arr. Salomon \n\nCONCERT DATES\nFriday 30 October\, 7pm\, Berry Uniting Church Hall\, Berry\nSaturday 31 October\, 4pm\, Bowral Memorial Hall\, Bowral\nMonday 2 November\, 7pm\, The Neilson\, ACO On The Pier\, Dawes Point\nWednesday 4 November\, 7pm\, Melbourne Recital Centre\nThursday 5 November\, 7pm Gandel Hall\, National Gallery of Australia\, Canberra\nSaturday 7 November\, 2pm\, Rathmines Theatre\, Lake Macquarie\nSunday 8 November\, 4pm\, The Neilson\, ACO On The Pier\, Dawes Point
URL:https://www.classikon.com/concert/australian-haydn-ensemble-haydns-oxford-sydney-2/
LOCATION:The Neilson\, ACO Pier 2/3\, 13 Hickson Rd\, Dawes Point\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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