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Wednesday 27th March 2024 7.30pm
Fortyfive Downstairs
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
Experience one of the greatest Chamber works ever composed in this unique performance of the Schubert String Quintet. Be immersed in a world of sublime lyrical euphoria and dark, profoundly unsettling angst as the struggle between life and death unfolds in the most extraordinary music ever written.
This Quintet was to be Schubert’s last completed work, written only weeks before his death during a period of rapidly declining health for the composer, aged only 31. Desperate to fill the void and secure his legacy in the world of music, in the final year of his life Schubert produced his most extraordinary compositions including the two piano trios, three piano sonatas, his last song cycle, and the exquisite String Quintet – his first and only work for this ensemble.
Sophia Kirsanova - Violin
Emily Beauchamp - Violin
William Clark - Viola
Joshua Dema - Cello
Belinda Liew - Cello
Doors open 7pm
Monday 10th June 2024
8 Cellos
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
St Ambrose Catholic Church
16 Templeton St, Woodend VIC 3442
The Melbourne Cello Octet is thrilled to be part of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival this year!
From the music of Bach to Sting's Roxanne, Bizet's Carmen to Brazilian Samba & Bossa Nova, Beethoven to Freddie Mercury - this concert has it all!
This concert will include a riot of arrangements for cello ensemble by cellist Rohan de Korte as well as the epic Bachianas Brasilieras no. 1 by Hector Villa-Lobos (specifically written for cello octet!).
Performers:
Belinda Liew
Joshua Dema
Rohan de Korte
Josephine Vains
Yelian He
Kalina Krusteva
Molly Kadarauch
Ana Pokorny
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Following the success of last year's sold-out 12 Cellos concert, we're excited to take to the stage again with another concert featuring 12 of Australia's outstanding cellists. Featuring some brand new arrangements from Baroque to Pop and everything in between - this concert is not to be missed! Details available soon.
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