Adelaide Town Hall Friday 4 April at 8.00pm (Finish approx. 10.00pm) Saturday 5 April at 6:30pm (Finish approx. 8:30pm)
To open the 2008 Master Series, Adelaide audiences are delighted to welcome back our Chief Conductor, Arvo Volmer, fresh from triumphs in both concert hall and recording studio. The award of the Premier Grand Prix at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels is just one of the accolades showered on Australian pianist, Ian Munro. Experience his keyboard mastery in de Falla’s sensual, jasmine-scented nocturne and then Ravel’s darkly brilliant, brooding Concerto for the Left Hand. The pure sunshine of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony concludes the concert in unadulterated joy.
Join us one hour prior for an informative, free pre-concert talk.
Adelaide Town Hall Friday 11 April at 8.00pm (Finish approx. 10.00pm)
The ASO is bringing the stars of the cello to Adelaide for an Australian first celebration. International stars of the cello Li Wei and Nicolas Altstaedt will join the ASO and Adelaide’s ever popular Ng Twins, Pei-Jee and Pei-Sian on stage for one very special concert.
Cellissimo blends old and new, favourite pieces by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Boccherini alongside some new and wild selections. Young Estonian composer Tonu Korvits brings his sensuous, dreamy impressionism to a new piece for the Ng brothers, and Matthew Hindson gives Li Wei a chance to “rock out” in his new encore piece. Bringing the whole spectacle to a close will be Friedrich Gulda’s legendary concerto, a riotous collision of Viennese charm, jazz and marching band! Cellissimo is part of the Adelaide Cello Festival which includes a range of events.
Adelaide Town Hall Friday 18 April at 8.00pm (Finish approx. 10.00pm) Saturday 19 April at 6:30pm (Finish approx. 8:30pm)
The New York Times hailed cellist Ralph Kirshbaum as “one of the outstanding cellists of his generation”, a sentiment wholeheartedly shared by Australian audiences. In one of the musical high points of 2008, hear him in Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, which contains the composer’s most elegiac and profoundly heartfelt expression. Arvo Volmer pays tribute to his fellow countryman, Eduard Tubin with the Sixth Symphony blending traditional Estonian folk elements with jazz influences. The concert opens with Puccini’s pastoral Preludio Sinfonico to acknowledge his anniversary year.
Join us one hour prior for an informative, free pre-concert talk.
Adelaide Festival Theatre Saturday 26 April at 8.00pm (Finish approx. 10.00pm)
Kurt Elling is the pre-eminent young male jazz singer of today. With multiple Grammy nominations and seven acclaimed albums to his credit, Elling is an artist, poet and interpreter extraordinaire. With a rich textured voice Kurt Elling infuses his lyrics with passion, humour and a startling intellectual depth, often incorporating images and references from writers such as Rilke and Proust, into his work.
Elling is renowned for pushing the musical boundaries of jazz exploring the emotional convictions of music both in the recording studio and through commanding live performances. His new album, Night Moves has been met with open arms by the jazz community and Elling fans. “Night Moves… important, and entertaining…. moving furiously toward pure creativity…is clearly one of the more important jazz works of the last decade” (CD review.com) Kurt Elling’s Adelaide Symphony Orchestra concert appearance marks a rare opportunity to witness this incredible talent with an orchestra and his band of esteemed musicians.
Supported by KPMG.
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Click here to listen to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Click here to listen to Dvorak's Cello Concerto
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