Touring 21 and 22 October 2022.
The ACO has always been an international orchestra. We're excited to rekindle our relationships with international venues and audiences in 2022. In October, we head to Berlin.
Bartók's Divertimento, 21 October
The ACO and Richard Tognetti perform Bartók’s showstopping piece for string orchestra, alongside a stunning selection of works by Tchaikovsky, Brett Dean and more.
PROGRAM
BÉLA BARTÓK Divertimento for String Orchestra
CARLO GESUALDO DA VENOSA Asciugate i begli occhi
BRETT DEAN Carlo
WOJCIECH KILAR Orawa
PJOTR TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for String Orchestra in C major Op. 48
ARTISTS
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti director & violin
Beethoven and Bridgetower, 22 October
Beethoven meets violinist George Bridgetower, ripping the classical sonata wide open in the iconic 9th Sonata, dedicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer. Then, inspired by Tolstoy’s novella of obsessive jealousy (inspired by Beethoven), Janáček pushes the string quartet to its limits in his own fraught Kreutzer. The ACO and their maverick music director Richard Tognetti expand both masterpieces for full orchestra before putting them under the microscope.
But first, regular ACO collaborator William Barton takes centre-stage, combining his spellbinding blend of vocals and virtuosic didgeridoo playing. The orchestra meet a kindred spirit in the form of Thomas Adès, whose evocative Shanty embraces the progressive spirit of the composers who inspire him. And in the midst are two more pioneers of their times: Ruth Crawford Seeger and George Walker.
PROGRAM
WILLIAM BARTON Didge Fusion
WILLIAM BARTON Hypersonic
THOMAS ADÈS Shanty – Over the Sea
RUTH CRAWFOOD SEEGER Andante for Strings
LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No 1 (arr Richard Tognetti)
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No 9, Bridgetower (ex Kreutzer) (arr Richard Tognetti)
ARTISTS
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti director & violin
William Barton voice & didgeridoo
