Heading to the Southern Highlands for the weekend? Russian-born pianist Maria Raspopova, well-known for her work with Omega Ensemble, performs an intimate concert of solo piano favourites: J. S. Bach French Suite IV in E flat major BWV 815 Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op.22 Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 Chopin Etudes No.5 Op.10 and No.7 Op.25 Chopin…
Omega Ensemble presents Fairy Tales, featuring the music of Schumann, Bruch and Borodin performed by Artistic Director David Rowden (clarinet) with Catalin Ungureanu (violin), Airena Nakamura (violin), Neil Thompson (viola), Paul Stender (cello), Maria Raspopova (piano) and Samuel Hogarth (piano) The ensemble celebrates musical tales old and new in a world of magical moments and refreshing musical…
Omega Ensemble presents Three Quartets of Time, Mortality and Eternity, featuring the music of Schubert, Barber and Messiaen. Death and music have always made an unlikely couple, but perhaps no two composers have directly reflected on their own mortality more than Schubert and Messiaen. Written and premiered in the dead of winter whilst Messiaen was a…