Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Mirroring the composer's own inner turmoil, Franz Schubert’s stirring String Quartet No. 14, “Death and the Maiden” has long captured the imagination of listeners with its thrilling climaxes, tortured freneticism and darkly romantic source material.

In an expanded setting for chamber orchestra arranged by the formidable Gustav Mahler, this seminal work leads a program that ventures into intimate inner worlds, exploring shifting terrains of emotion and memory.

Opening with John Corigliano’s tender Soliloquy — an elegy of reflection and restraint, carrying the weight of memory while seeking solace in beauty and stillness — this performance also includes the Australian premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Grammy Award-winning Rounds for piano and strings, starting with a single repeating idea that spirals into intricate motion.

In a world premiere, Australian composer Paul Stanhope brings lyrical depth and human vitality to his first Clarinet Concerto - Paludarium Dreams, written in his trademark style of poetic narrative and musical invention.

Featured non-Australian music: John Corigliano - Soliloquy, Schubert - String Quartet no. 14. Jessie Montgomery - Rounds

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by email to civicticketoffice@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Featured artists

• New work by Paul Stanhope
• Presented by Omega Ensemble
• Performer David Rowden
• Performer Vatche Jambazian