Gifted composers, romantic music
ROB KENNEDY reviews “Chopin & the Mendelssohns”, performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra at Llewellyn Hall.
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Directing the Australian Chamber Orchestra while Richard Tognetti is overseas, the violinist Ilya Gringolts led an exciting program of music that thrilled a capacity audience in Llewellyn Hall last night, writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY felt that, with the mid-term elections in the US just over, it was fitting to hear a selection of some of the finest American music from the last 150 years in an Australian Chamber Orchestra concert.
The return of the Australian Chamber Orchestra sets Llewellyn Hall alight.
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‘Clever’ concert brackets an unlikely couple of composers
"This was a clever and well-considered program, combining two composers who might not automatically be bracketed together, using two works from each written at close to the same age, albeit 150 years apart," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
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A fiery burst of flamenco passion
DANTE COSTA reviews "Sketches of Spain", a night of exciting and immersive music.
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Tango classics bring the house down!
"Even as the ensemble mounted the stage and before it had even played a note, there was whistling and cheering from the capacity be-masked audience," writes reviewer CLINTON WHITE.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA highlights all sorts of arts and events in today's "Artsday" column.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA's daily roundup of the arts in Canberra.
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music / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Llewellyn Hall, August 4. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
BACK in 2012, the Australian Chamber Orchestra staged, as part of its pop-up concert series…
