Hungarian Dances and Haydn’s Cello Concerto – The Balmain Sinfonia

When you think of Johannes Brahms, chances are the first thing you think of is his inimitable lullaby. But what’s the second? Probably his suite of Hungarian Dances. Bowing to popular demand, the Balmain Sinfonia conducted by Gary Stavrou will perform the Hungarian Dances No.s 11-16 in its upcoming concert along with Haydn’s Cello Concerto No 1, which will feature soloist Georg Pedersen, one of Australia’s foremost teachers and performers.

Georg is an accomplished soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and principal orchestral player with a career in Australia and overseas. He was solo cellist in The Royal Danish Philharmonic and founder of the Dania Quartet and the Copenhagen Chamber Soloists. He tours widely for the ABC and the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 2011 he gave master classes at Northwestern University in Chicago and at the Juilliard School in New York. Georg studied with Paul Tortelier in Paris and Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles, and chamber music performance with the Prague Quartet and the Vlach Quart

The programme:

Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 11-16

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1

Halvorsen: Passacaglia

Nielsen: Symphony No. 1

Tickets adult $25 | concession $20

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