Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO

Richard Tognetti

Richard Tognetti conducts the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Von Zoltán Szabó, 13 Februar 2025

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: City Recital Hall, Sydney, am 11 Februar 2025

Brahms, Violinkonzert in D-Dur, Op.77

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 7 in A-Dur, Op.92

Richard Tognetti, Violine, Direktor

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Sandra Bowdler, 10th August

Two works by Shostakovich sandwiching Rhapsody in Blue made for an exhilerating concert from the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne

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Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO

Nick Boston, 21st March

Energetic commitment from the ACO at the Barbican, with precision and edge from Alexander Melnikov and Jeroen Berwaerts in an evening of darkness and light.

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Iestyn Davies joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for music by Bach and Pärt in a programme featuring distracting modern dance.

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Symphony or song cycle? Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 17th May

Mahler's epic five-movement symphonic song cycle is performed by a chamber ensemble with mixed results.

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A walk to Beethoven: Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Zoltán Szabó, 23rd March

Kristian Bezuidenhout joins the ACO for a piecemeal programme leading to a complete performance of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto.

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Young Romantic masters played by the ACO and Polina Leschenko

Zoltán Szabó, 11th November

A terrific collaboration between Russian pianist Polina Leschenko and the Australian Chamber Orchestra in music by Chopin and Mendelssohn.

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Mesmerising, but relentless: Tognetti and the ACO play Brahms and Beethoven