Pianist Clemens Leske will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor with The Metropolitan Orchestra in its annual all-Russian programme. Titled “Russian Nights”, the performance will also include Rimsky-Korsakov’s sultry Scheherazade opus 35. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no 3 is considered one of the most technically confronting concertos in the classical repertoire. It was premiered…
The Metropolitan Orchestra Drama Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre Sydney 27 October, 2018 Written by Victoria Watson The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) Sydney is celebrating ten years since its inception under founding artistic director Sarah-Grace Williams. TMO is an outstanding professional level orchestra privately funded and run that attracts excellent players across all sections. Williams galvanises…
The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) with Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams feature a world premiere from Australian Composer Jim Coyle in a dramatic final Met Concert of 2018, commemorating a decade of concert seasons. Coyle’s latest offering titled “Dancing with Billy Bray is an electric, rhythmically vibrant opening to this fifth Met Concert of 2018 titled Drama and…