Event Details
Sir Andrew Davis leads a celebration of the music of Australia’s – and Melbourne’s – greatest composer, the fascinating and brilliant Percy Grainger. An orchestrator of dazzling virtuosity, Grainger invested the music of British and American folk traditions with original realisations, and his music exults in an Australian ideal of democratic openness. As a pianist, Grainger’s performances of the concerto by his mentor and friend Edvard Grieg were famed for their sympathy and insight, and this concert celebrates Grainger’s triumph with a performance by superb Australian pianist Piers Lane.
Grainger Marching Song of Democracy
Grieg Piano Concerto
Grainger Brigg Fair
Delius Brigg Fair
Grainger Danny Deever
Grainger The Bride’s Tragedy – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Grainger Tribute to Foster
Featured non-Australian music: Delius, Grieg
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Featured Australian Works
| Danny Deever by Percy Grainger — performed by Andrew Davis and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra |
Marching song of democracy : marching band (1948) by Percy Grainger — performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Davis | |
The Bride's Tragedy by Percy Grainger — Australian premiere — performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Davis | |
Tribute to Foster : choir by Percy Grainger — performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus |
Featured artists
- Performer Piers Lane
- Performer Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor Andrew Davis
- Performer Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus
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