Event
ACO: Bach & Dean
- Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 7:30pm
- Venue: Perth Concert Hall — 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA
- Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1800 444 444
Event Details
Bach holds a special place in the heart of every ACO musician. In this program we explore his genius with an impressive line-up featuring Richard Tognetti, Erin Helyard, Brett Dean and ACO Principal Cello, Timo-Veikko Valve.
Richard Tognetti’s solo violin opens the program. Its pure, captivating tone sets the scene before giving way to the vibrant lyricism of the Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord. A favourite of Richard’s and audiences alike, his recording of the complete Bach Sonatas for violin and harpsichord won an ARIA Award for Best Classical Album.
Brett Dean features as both composer and performer in this program. Commissioned by the ACO and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, his Approach (Prelude to a Canon), was written as a prologue to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.6, leading directly into what he calls the “close, contrapuntal companionship” of the voices in Bach.
Bach’s inventive Brandenburg concertos are one of his many crowning achievements. The sixth concerto is the most intimate of all and a striking and elegant finale to the famous suite.
Featured non-Australian music: Bach, Kurtag, Marais
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Approach (sextets: keyboard, string) (2017) by Brett Dean — performed by Australian Chamber Orchestra |
Featured artists
- Performer Australian Chamber Orchestra
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