Omega Ensemble Beethoven’s Genius Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 30 August 2015 Ike See (violin), Airena Nakamura (violin), Amanda Verner (viola), Teije Hylkema (cello), Alex Henery (double bass), David Rowden (clarinet), Michael Dixon (horn), Ben Hoadley (bassoon) This year the Omega Ensemble is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and their recent concert entitled Beethoven’s Genius was a…
The Omega Ensemble presents an unusual and intimate performance of the music of Mahler in the July concert of their Virtuoso Series with guest artist soprano Jane Sheldon. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 is one of the closest to chamber music of all of Mahler’s immense output. This unique arrangement by Klaus Simon from 2007 retains Mahler’s…
The City Recital Hall’s Ensemble – in – Residence, the Omega Ensemble presents a programme of French chamber music with an entertaining twist. In the line-up is Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals. which will be narrated by the inimitable Julian Morrow (ABC’s The Chaser). Written by Saint-Saëns in 1886, The Carnival of the Animals is one…