Bohemianism is both an idea and an ideal. It stands for unconventionality and the artistic life. At the same time, it’s nostalgic for the smell of the earth. It craves something real and true.
Who better than the ACO to lead you on this journey?
Bartók’s passion for the folk music of his native Hungary is visceral. The themes and rhythms from the rural past infuse his Fifth String Quartet with sinew and bite in a new arrangement for string orchestra. Dvořák’s sublime Serenade, one of the most loved pieces of music for string orchestra, summons the feeling of warm sun on your back and the wistful remembrance of other times and places.
Bartók and Dvořák are in fine company with the Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Caroline Shaw. Like Dvořák, a love of dance permeates her music, with the dizzying range of her many artistic collaborations animating every bar.
2hrs (incl. interval)
4th August, 2023
9th August, 2023
City Recital Hall is wheelchair accessible.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: City Recital Hall is steps away from the Wynyard light rail stop, a five-minute walk from Wynyard and Martin Place train stations and numerous bus routes along Martin Place.
BY CAR: Wilson Parking operates a car park next to City Recital Hall at 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. Accessible parking spaces are available in the car park beside the venue elevators. Patrons can access the Hall directly using the car park lifts from one hour prior to performance start times.
“I left the ACO performance feeling like something had shifted in me. I had seen something that moved me and was beautiful – and somehow the world was not the same place it had been before I went into Hamer Hall.” – The Guardian
Director & Violin: Richard Tognetti AO
With: Australian Chamber Orchestra
PROGRAM Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E major, Op.22
Caroline - Shaw Entr’acte
Josef Suk - Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn “St Wenceslas”, Op.35a
Béla Bartók (arr. Richard Tognetti) - String Quartet No.5
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