Reflections on Gallipoli: enthralling and frustrating

By Simon Hukin, 15 March 2015

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Reviewed at Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra on 14 March 2015

Bartók, String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Sz.67, Op.17 (Allegro molto capriccioso)

Kelly, Elegy for String Orchestra: "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"

Works by Traditional

Vine, Soliloquy

Elgar, Sospiri for string orchestra and harp, Op.70

Rey, Andante and Allegro for violin and strings

Kodalli, Adagio for String Orchestra

Vine, Our Sons (World première)

Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending

Taryn Fiebig, Soprano

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Richard Tognetti, Conductor

Yalin Ozucelik, Actor

Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne: Gershwin, Shostakovich

Sandra Bowdler, 10th August

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

****1

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.

****1

Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO

Zoltán Szabó, 11th February

Awe-inspiring performances of much loved classics in Sydney, yet the musical eyebrows have reasons to go (and stay) up.

****1

Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO

Sandra Bowdler, 14th August

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

***11

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.

***11

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.

***11

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Simon Hukin

Simon is a professional brass musician. He studied performance at the Australian National University under Charles MacInnes and Scott Kinmont, graduating just before its untimely demise. He has played with bands and orchestras around Australia and now divides his time between music and politics in the nation’s capital. He is particularly interested in working with leaders on a territory and national level to build support for the arts. He has written for several different publications as a freelance arts critic over the last seven years.