The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Christmas offering Noël! Noël! has become an annual fixture in the December calendar, offering a fine fare of seasonal music from the Baroque era, performed in style on period instruments, in the city and venues around Sydney. Now in its 14th year, the sell- out series eschews the popular classics presenting a refreshing and eclectic collection…
Gabriele Cassone playing the keyed trumpet with The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, directed from the fortepiano by Paul Dyer, truly brought to life the title of the present series Dazzling Virtuoso with a breathtaking performance. A deliberate choice of adjective. The keyed trumpet, an instrument of the 18th century sits between the Baroque and the newer valved instruments, representing…
This July, Italian trumpet virtuoso Gabriele Cassone will bring to Sydney a sound it has never before heard in concert. That sound belongs to the keyed trumpet. In the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Dazzling Virtuoso tour, Cassone will perform the trumpet concertos of Haydn and Hummel on this specialised period instrument; the instrument which was most…