A female violinist plays the violin in front of a Chamber Orchestra

Bruch & Gatti

  • Classical Music
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 55 minutes, no interval Subject to change

Symphonic richness

Chamber music is often intimate and intricate, but it can also be grand and sumptuous. The two pieces in this concert demonstrate the expressive possibilities inherent in larger ensembles.

Luigi Gatti’s Sextet is tuneful, charming and captivating throughout its half-hour duration. ­All six instruments get their moments in the spotlight, but when they come together they create something more than the sum of their parts. 

Max Bruch wrote his String Octet in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, but this music really belongs to the world of Schubert, Brahms and Mendelssohn: ravishing and melodic. Bruch’s ensemble of eight instruments here includes a double bass rather than the customary second cello, which gives this work an almost symphonic depth and richness.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Programme

GATTI Sextet
BRUCH String Octet

Artist information

MUSICIANS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).

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