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Boccherini & Berwald

7 & 8 March 2025

In the Utzon Room

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music

Discover two seldom-performed gems by Luigi Boccherini and Franz Berwald in this concert full of beautiful melodies. 

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Rediscovered gems

The Grand Septet by Berwald is beautifully written; with short melodic fragments building and dancing around each other, it features some inspired interplay between the string and wind instruments.

Liszt once told Berwald, ‘You have true originality, but you will not be a success in your own lifetime.’ This proved sadly accurate, but nearly 150 years after his death Berwald’s music is finally getting the attention it deserves.

The music of Italian composer Luigi Boccherini undoubtedly comes from the Classical era of Haydn and Mozart, brimming with energy and verve. This String Quintet is charming and optimistic, with rich, five-part harmonies that remind us that Boccherini was a virtuoso cellist as well as composer, and greatly expanded the expressive potential of his instrument – especially in chamber music.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Programme

BOCCHERINI String Quintet in E
BERWALD Grand Septet

Artist information

MUSICIANS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Please note, the musicians featured in the photo above may not appear in this concert.

Plan your visit

Venue information

Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.

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