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…
Richard Gill, AO. Image credit Nick Gilbert Join the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra for a special birthday celebration for the incomparable Richard Gill. This beloved conductor and music education advocate has touched the hearts of thousands of musicians and audiences across the country. What better way to celebrate Richard than to give him a…
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,…