The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra presents Madness & Confrontation in its celebratory season opener themed around Mozart and madness. Madness & Confrontation takes its inspiration from the story of the orchestra’s founding artistic director Richard Gill AO conducting Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (based on the original play “Day of Madness”). It was the late, legendary…
Seven soloists of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, from interstate and overseas for their Madness & Confrontation and Voyage of Musical Discovery orchestral concerts in late March in Sydney, will also perform a special chamber program. The recitals, in Sydney, Bowral and Melbourne feature members of the orchestra, based in Queensland, Victoria, NSW, England…
The Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra The Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra (ARCO) concludes its 2018 season in August with Poetical Melodies: Elegaic & Daring, in which the string section of the ensemble takes centre stage in this program, to explore the Poetical Melodies of the Romantic period on gut strings, delving into works by Mendelssohn, Grieg,…