Australian Chamber Orchestra
Australian Chamber Orchestra 2023 Season Tickets are now available to purchase.
A transaction fee of $7.20 applies.
2 hours
(including interval, subject to change without notice)
Musical tributes from across the centuries featuring Bach and Boccherini through to Tchaikovsky and Giovanni Sollima.
Join us as we travel to Italy, a destination rich with art, music and life that has cultivated and inspired generations of composers and musicians.
Bach’s popular Italian Concerto reveals his lasting fascination with the country’s musical innovations, while the great Tuscan cello virtuoso and composer Luigi Boccherini embodies its elegance and grace.
Tchaikovsky wrote his only string sextet, the Souvenir de Florence, during a summer visit to the country. Infused with sunlight and warmth, it basks in the pleasure of being alive.
Here in the present day, another Italian cellist and composer, Giovanni Sollima, invokes a dazzling, infectious energy with his Viaggio in Italia, a musical embodiment of the great luminaries in Italian art, music and literature.
An Australia Chamber Orchestra (ACO) ensemble brings this music to life with the players in an intricate and ever-changing conversation with one another. Energy is palpably transferred from musician to musician and from the ensemble to you.
Thomas Adés Arcadiana: I. Venezia Notturna
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. string sextet) Italian Concerto, BWV971
Giovanni Sollima Viaggio in Italia: Selections Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in C minor, Op.45, No.1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op.70
Helena Rathbone Violin
Ike See Violin
Stefanie Farrands Viola
Elizabeth Woolnough Viola
Timo-Veikko Valve Cello
Julian Thompson Cello
Accessibility at QPAC
For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through our Call Centre by calling 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility .
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