Classical Tracks 2014 brings together sumptuous music and virtuoso performances in the sublime setting of the yarra ranges’ very best performance spaces. Think crisp winter days, hazelnuts roasting on open fires, towering mountain ash and rows of vines rolling through verdant valleys – all combined with the best classical music in Australia. Every Sunday afternoon throughout winter we’re bringing you some of the best known classical ensembles and performers in the country.
Whatever your taste in classical music, we have something for you. Sundays in winter have never sounded so good.
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Date
Saturday 28 June
Sunday 27 July
Time
2.00pm
Venue
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Tickets
Free Entry
ACO Virtual
Imagine standing on stage during a live performance by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. ACO VIRTUAL takes you there.
Fusing digital technologies with visual and sonic innovation, this ground-breaking interactive installation allows you to conduct and even play along with the ACO.
Don’t miss this extraordinary new way to experience music.
ACO Virtual was produced by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Mod Productions and Bsound. Founding Partner: Commonwealth Bank
Uninterrupted Lunch Sessions (Free admission, no bookings required)
From 1.00pm – 1.30pm each day the installation’s full 30-minute program runs uninterrupted. Grab lunch from the Museum Harvest cafe and eat while you enjoy the show.
Solo Sessions ($50 per half hour booking)
Take your ACO experience to the next level by booking an exclusive half hour solo session. Bring your instrument, voice or dance moves and immerse yourself in the installation. Play by yourself, or invite your friends and family to join in!
School and group bookings also available.
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Date
Sunday 10 August
Time
2.00pm
Venue
Main Hall
Montrose Town Centre
Tickets
All Tix $44
David Helfgott
David Helfgott Piano
Chopin Polonaise in A flat “The Heroic”
Chopin Sonata No.3 Op 58 in B minor
Liszt Les jeux d’eaux a la villa d’este from the Années de Pèlerinage
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.15
Liszt Ballade No.2 in B minor
Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1
David’s passionate musical interpretations and triumphant personal story has inspired audiences across the globe. From standing ovations at Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, to an unprecedented four sold-out concerts at the Sydney Opera House, this true national treasure comes to Yarra Ranges as part of our inaugural Classical Tracks series.
Date
Sunday 17 August
Time
2.00pm
Venue
Mecca Theatre
Arts Centre, Warburton
Tickets
Adult $22
Concession $18
Flinders Quartet
Flinders Quartet is instantly recognisable as one as Australia's most loved chamber music ensembles. A quartet for the twenty-first century, their dynamic and stirring performances of a full spectrum of repertoire have audiences and critics articulating their esteem, and the quartet is now a highly respected force in Australian chamber music.
Flinders regularly commissions and premieres works by Australian composers. In 2013, the quartet premiered Joyce's Mob, a new string quartet by Elena Kats-Chernin, and new works by Paul Dean and Paul Grabowsky are slated for 2014. Flinders has previously commissioned and premiered works by Peter Sculthorpe, Ian Munro, Calvin Bowman, Richard Mills, Ross Edwards, Stuart Greenbaum, and Katy Abbott in their ongoing mission to further the Australian tradition of chamber music.
“Flinders Quartet … whose players give such care and unanimity of musical thought to Australian Chamber Music …” Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald
