The Metropolitan Orchestra proudly announces the eight finalists of its inaugural Composer Development Program. They are Andrei Hadap, Alison Ireland, Laura Bishop, Nigel Ubrihien, Heather Shannon, Katja Jorgensen, Yusaku Abiko and Pavle Cajic. These eight talented NSW based composers will now enter the first two stages of the program where they will work with TMO Artistic…
‘The Russian’ The Metropolitan Orchestra/ Benjamin Kopp, piano /Sarah-Grace Williams, conductor 16 April 2016 Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo The Metropolitan Orchestra, now in its seventh year, consists of notably young musicians whose performances display the energy and enthusiasm of youth. Their second MET concert for 2016 consisted of two major works by…
The Metropolitan Orchestra will showcase two grand Russian works in their second Met Concert for 2016, one of which is Tchaikovsky’s famous Piano Concerto No 1 and the other, the colossal Symphony No 10 by Shostakovich. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto has one of the most recognisable openings in classical music and is also one of the best known…