125 Years in the Making: The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at Sydney Opera House
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THE ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA
In November this year Australian audiences welcome for the first time, arguably the greatest orchestra in the world today. Lead by one of the world’s most esteemed and respected musicians, Maestro Mariss Jansons, these performances promise to be one of the greatest musical moments in the Opera House’s 40 year history.
THE ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA
In November this year Australian audiences welcome for the first time, arguably the greatest orchestra in the world today. Lead by one of the world’s most esteemed and respected musicians, Maestro Mariss Jansons, these performances promise to be one of the greatest musical moments in the Opera House’s 40 year history.
Since its first concert in 1888, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has been different. Resident in the opulent acoustic of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw concert hall, the RCO has cultivated a sound that combines velvety smoothness with the steely virtuosity of 120 of the world’s best musicians. While born in the 19th century, the RCO has always been ahead of its time, working with the young firebrand Richard Strauss and championing the idiosyncratic and ‘unfashionable’ Gustav Mahler in their own lifetimes. Stravinsky and Boulez, Berio and Debussy have all conducted their own works with the Orchestra. The RCO now regularly works with living composers to enrich the repertoire. Naturally, the RCO maintains a tradition of performance of the canon of classical music at its highest standards, as evidenced on over a thousand recordings.
In 125 years the Orchestra has been led by only six principal conductors, the architects of its unique timbre and broad-ranging repertoire. The second, Willem Mengelberg, held the position for 52 years – a long tenure even in the days when conductors used to spend a lifetime with an orchestra. This extraordinary privilege now belongs to Mariss Jansons, supported by a roster of star conductors.
What makes this the finest Orchestra in the world? It’s the combination of individual brilliance harnessed to a collective ideal of excellence that’s been maintained for 125 years. It’s the mysterious electricity that passes between musicians and audience when a hundred musicians are playing as one. When this orchestra visits the Sydney Opera House for the first time, you’ll hear the sound of history.
PROGRAM 1 ‘LEGENDARY’
WAGENAAR Overture: The Taming of the Shrew, Op.25 (1909)
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite (1919)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64
PROGRAM 2 ‘HEROIC’
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 - Yefim Bronfman piano
R STRAUSS A Hero’s Life, Op.40
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Pricing Information
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| Standard |
$89 - $499 |
| 2 Program Package* |
$246.50 - $841.50 |
Booking fee applies per transaction
$8.50 - Contact Centre
$8.50 - Internet
$5.00 - Box Office Counter
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Pricing Information Explained
*Not available online. Transaction fee of $5-$8.50 applies to all booking, excluding Insiders. 15% discount available when you purchase tickets to both programs in the same reserve in the same transaction. Not available on D reserve. Offer strictly limited and not available in conjunction with any other offer (including an Insiders discount).
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Reviews
‘The greatest orchestra in the world’
. The Guardian (UK)
‘Their sound is the equivalent of polished mahogany’
. The New York Times
‘Standing on the podium before the musicians, I always appreciate just how special they are. Their approach to music-making goes far beyond questions of sound; it is so profound, so deep, so noble. They make you feel that you have entered a very special world’
. Mariss Jansons on the RCO
‘The depth and eloquence of the strings, the quick-witted brilliance of the woodwind and the rounded security of the brass are unfailing.’
The Guardian (UK)
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