Utzon Music Series
LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet
The LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet brings you a travel-sized Los Angeles Philharmonic, as its principal wind players make joyous music for five.
In the Utzon Room
“The Los Angeles Philharmonic is the most important orchestra in America — period"
New York Times
Five from the Phil
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is in thrilling form these days, delivering virtuoso performance like a well-oiled machine. Like any race car, an orchestra is more than the sum of its parts – in the LA Phil’s case 120 brilliant musicians. Five of them at least are instrumental in creating the gleaming colour of the band – the principal wind players. The newest member of the wind department, oboist Ramón Ortega Quero joined the orchestra in 2018, joining the sensational flute-player Denis Bouriakov, Boris Allakhverdyan on clarinet and Australia’s own Andrew Bain on horn. The colleagues have established a wind quintet as a side-gig, performing gems from the rich repertoire for the ensemble, including the dreamy haze of Barber’s Summer Music and the scintillating wit of Françaix’s quintet. Think of this as your chance to hear the LA Phil in its most portable size.
Ramón Ortega Quero, oboe
Denis Bouriakov, flute
Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet
Whitney Crockett, bassoon
Andrew Bain, horn
Presented by Sydney Opera House.
Program
BARBER
Summer Music, Op.31
RAVEL
Le Tombeau de Couperin
FRANÇAIX
Wind Quintet No.1
HINDEMITH
Kleine Kammermusik, Op.24, No.2
TAFFANEL
Wind Quintet in G minor
LIGETI
Six Bagatelles
Masterclass
Following your concert, share an intimate ‘behind the scenes’ experience with our Utzon Music Series artists.
Join Adelaide born Andrew Bain of the LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet in a masterclass with pre-professional wind and brass musicians, covering the essentials of performance in chamber and symphonic repertoire.
The Utzon Music Series Masterclasses are enabled by Jillian Segal AM and John Roth through the Yarranabbe Foundation.
A note from Yarmila Alfonzetti, Series Curator
A very wise and rather famous conductor once told me that if you want to judge the quality of an orchestra, listen to the horn section (okay, it was Simon Rattle who told me that!!). And by crikey how much do we punch above our weight when it comes to producing great horn players? We could of course just hosted Andrew in recital in the Utzon Series, but why have only one when you can have five inspiring musicians. There’s so much great repertoire for this combination, some well-known and some a bit new, that this concert is sure to brighten our Sunday afternoon.
Make the most of your experience...
Add a drinks voucher or drinks with a cheese platter to your purchase and redeem it at any of the foyer bars inside the Opera House – perfect for a pre-show or interval refreshment.
Join us for a meal at Opera Bar before or after your guided Sydney Opera House Tour. We’ve picked our favourites - beer battered fish & chips, rump steak or a seasonal vegetarian meal option*. No reservations needed.
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