Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford presented by Musica Viva Australia | Brisbane tickets
About Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford presented by Musica Viva Australia | Brisbane
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford. Cello and lute. When these two international superstars team up for a night of musical mischief, anything could happen.
Nicolas Altstaedt brings his always exciting, always beautiful insights to music of the seventeenth century, with the help of lutenist Thomas Dunford, the charismatic ringleader of baroque superband Ensemble Jupiter. Together they explore evocative masterpieces from the court of Louis XIV, pitting Marin Marais and his rival, Antoine Forqueray, against each other in a baroque playoff. Then they uncover more recent treasures from Arvo Pärt and Henri DuParc, and explore the enduring beauty of Bach.
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Start date
17th August, 2026
End date
17th August, 2026
Venue
Queensland Conservatorium Theatre
Accessibility
There are lifts on both the Grey St side of the building as well as the South Bank entrance. The venue prefer if we have notice for accessible seating in the Conservatorium stalls so they can ensure the patrons have the best possible experience.
To discuss your specific access requirements, please contact Qld. Conservatorium Events Information Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm on 07 37356241.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY BUS:
Brisbane city buses stop at Merivale Street, Grey Street and Melbourne Street.
BY TRAIN:
The South Brisbane railway station is diagonally opposite Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
BY FERRY:
Both the Cross River Ferry and the CityCat terminals are located on South Bank's Clem Jones Promenade.
BY CAR:
Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University is central to all paid parking facilities offered in South Bank.
More information about Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford presented by Musica Viva Australia | Brisbane
"Thomas Dunford's supple technique, combined with his passion for jazz, allows him to embellish and develop written texts with an improvisatory freedom, casting a new light on early music... A true 'Eric Clapton' of the lute." — BBC Music Magazine
"Altstaedt has technique to burn, near perfect intonation, superb control of extreme registers and harmonics, and is physically at ease with his instrument ... one hung on every note as if they were the words of a master storyteller." — The Australian
ARTISTS
Cello: Nicolas Altstaedt
Lute: Thomas Dunford
PROGRAM
MARAIS La Rêveuse
FORQUERAY La Leclair
JS BACH Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (excerpts)
FORQUERAY Fêtes champêtres
MARAIS Le Badinage
MARAIS Les Folies d'Espagne
JS BACH Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (excerpts)
PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel
DUPARC Cello Sonata in A minor: Lento
FORQUERAY La Buisson
MARAIS Les Voix Humaines
MARAIS Grand Ballet
MARAIS Le Tourbillon
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