The Willoughby Symphony’s second concert of the series, Inspirations guest-stars the renowned Caro String Quartet in a programme directed by conductor, Alexander Briger, Artistic Director of the Australian World Orchestra. The Willoughby Symphony and the Caro String Quartet comprising violinists Catalin Ungureanu and Airena Nakamura, violist Ewen Foster and cellist Kenichi Mizushima, will perform Schubert’s…
The Sydney Youth Orchestras kick off an exciting year of music-making with their friend and mentor pianist Simon Tedeschi as guest soloist. In Intensity of Emotion Simon Tedeschi will perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.1, Op.15 followed by the orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5, Op.64. Simon Tedeschi says “Brahms’ first piano concerto is a tumultuous battle between piano and orchestra,…
The Australian World Orchestra will celebrate its 5-year anniversary in 2016 with two performances conducted by Alexander Briger and Stanley Dodds. The programmes feature works by Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s Concerto for 8 double basses The Witching Hour. Following the success of the 2015 season under Sir Simon…