SEQUENZA ITALIANA – Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

PROGRAM
MONTEVERDI (arr. strings) Lamento della ninfa, BERIO Sequenzas for Violin and Double Bass, LEO Cello Concerto No.3 in D minor, PAGANINI Introduction and Variations on ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ from Rossini’s Moses in Egypt, ROSSINI (arr. Eliodoro Sollima) ‘Une larme’ Theme and Variations for Cello and Strings, SCELSI C’est bien la nuit from Nuits, GIOVANNI SOLLIMA Fecit Neap 17…

ARTISTS
Giovanni Sollima Director & Cello, Satu Vänskä Leader & Violin, Maxime Bibeau Double bass

In 2014, ACO audiences roared their approval of the exhilarating mastery of maverick cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima’s performances across Australia. In 2016 he returns for an unmissable celebration of five centuries of Italian music, ably joined by soloists from the ACO.

Rossini’s ‘Une larme’ (A Tear) effortlessly balances bravura with melancholy. Berio’s Sequenzas pay tribute to the possibilities of each instrument, and this program’s ‘collage’ enables Satu Vänskä and Maxime Bibeau to take virtuosic flight. Vänskä also features in a precision-demanding piece by Paganini, and Bibeau in Scelsi’s incantatory double bass solo.

Though Sicilian himself, Sollima’s love of Neapolitan style flowers not only in a captivating rendition of galant composer Leo’s third Cello Concerto, but also in his own work, Fecit Neap 17…, a spirited and heartfelt close to a stunning concert.

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