Zimmermann a revelation in Sibelius in Melbourne

By Simon Hukin, 03 December 2014

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“The Allegro, ma non tanto was taken quite quickly, a rollicking romp through the snowfields”

Reviewed at Arts Centre Melbourne: Hamer Hall, Melbourne on 27 November 2014

Aho, Minea

Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Bach, Partita no. 3 in A minor, BWV827 (Prelude)

Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, Conductor

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin

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****1

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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.

Frank Peter Zimmermann a revelation in Sibelius' Violin Concerto in Melbourne