Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ
Thursday 18 September, 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
Thursday 2 October, 8pm Friday 3 October, 8pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Mozart
Debussy
Mozart Mozart
Serenade No.10 for winds Gran Partita Clarinet Concerto Symphony No.34
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Michael Collins clarinet/director
In the movie Amadeus, the composer Salieri speaks of the Adagio of Mozart’s Gran Partita as a moment “of such delight it had me trembling. The light flickered in the room. My eyes clouded!” Under superb British clarinettist Michael Collins, this sumptuous, elegant work is part of a spellbinding collection of Mozart masterpieces, including the concerto voted Australia’s favourite by ABC Classic FM listeners.
Tan Dun
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Guitar Concerto AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Rodrigo Debussy
Concierto de Aranjuez Iberia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Xuefei Yang guitar Hailed by the New York Sun as ‘one of the most extraordinary instrumentalists in the world,’ Chineseborn guitarist Xufei Yang makes her Australian debut playing the world’s favourite guitar concerto– and one of the most popular pieces of Spanish music ever written – Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
GREAT CLASSICS
MOZART FAVOURITES FEATURING THE CLARINET CONCERTO
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