Joshua Bell And The Academy Of St Martin In The Fields At The Sydney Opera House – Image Gallery

Joshua Bell leading the Academy of St Martin in the Fields played a programme of Mendelsson, Tchaikovsky and Schumann at the Sydney Opera House last night,to a packed Concert Hall, itself transformed in a veritable field of flowers. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to tonight’s performance of Mozart – the Symphony No 5 and the Violin Concerto No 4, with Beethoven’s Symphony No 3, The Eroica once again in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, 7 pm.

Check out these eight images from last night. Read our write-up of last night’s concert.

Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at the Sydney Opera House. Image Ken Leanfore
Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at the Sydney Opera House. Image Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
A section of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Image credit Ken Leanfore
A section of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore
Image credit Ken Leanfore

 

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