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The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) is one of the most exciting orchestral initiatives in Australia’s cultural history, bringing together many of Australia’s finest and successful classical musicians from around the world to form one of the country’s most electrifying orchestras.
The AWO’s vision is simple: to provide a totally unique, electrifyingly lush and impassioned sound showcasing Australia’s musical Jewels. Over 110 musicians, representing over 47 orchestras including the Berlin, Vienna and Hong Kong Philharmonics, Chicago, London, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and the Scottish and Vienna Chamber Orchestras, will join together over three nights to form what is sure to be of the country’s most talked about classical musical events.
The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) is one of the most exciting orchestral initiatives in Australia’s cultural history, bringing together many of Australia’s finest and successful classical musicians from around the world to form one of the country’s most electrifying orchestras.
The AWO’s vision is simple: to provide a totally unique, electrifyingly lush and impassioned sound showcasing Australia’s musical Jewels. Over 110 musicians, representing over 47 orchestras including the Berlin, Vienna and Hong Kong Philharmonics, Chicago, London, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and the Scottish and Vienna Chamber Orchestras, will join together over three nights to form what is sure to be of the country’s most talked about classical musical events.
The 2013 AWO season will be in the form of three exciting concerts, for one night only in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House on Thursday October 3rd and two concerts in the Hamer Hall of the Melbourne Arts Centre on Wednesday October 2nd and Friday October 4th.
All three concerts of this remarkable orchestra will be conducted by internationally acclaimed Maestro Zubin Mehta and will include Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ and Mahler’s ‘1st Symphony (“Titan”)’. Maestro Mehta has conducted the cream of the world’s celebrated orchestras including the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics as well as conducting the historic Three Tenors in their inaugural performance in Rome. In 1981, Zubin Mehta was appointed Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic for life in recognition of his dedication to the Orchestra.
2013 is the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring". When it was first performed in Paris it caused a riot as it's rhythms and tonality were considered to be far too progressive. Today however, the work is one of the boldest, most virtuosic and exciting works ever written for orchestras. With it's relentless power and rhythmic energy, it constantly brings the house down.
Mahler's 1st Symphony is perhaps his most popular and with good reason. It has everything anyone could wish for in a large symphony-passion, extreme emotion, fury, tragedy, excitement, pathos, the famous "Frere Jaques" slow movement and one of the grandest endings to any work ever written.
The AWO concerts will be an event not to be missed – described by Australia’s Film and Music luminary Baz Luhrmann as “one of the most exhilarating projects in our recent history of classical music!”
Winner: Best Orchestral Concert – ABC Limelight 2011 Awards
“The performance achieved considerable power and brilliance…The virtuosity of soloist William Barton in fusing so successfully with the orchestra was dazzling…The overall standard of playing was… virtuosic” James McCarthy, ABC Limelight Magazine 2011
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