Viola. Clarinet. Piano. It’s an unlikely sonic friendship that has inspired everything from the most overt romantic musical expression to poignantly fantastical forms of story telling. This collection of Vignettes is a celebration of the many musical riches— from the divine to the absurd—that have grown from this unique instrumental combination.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 8:30PM (AEST)

Streamed live from the Athenaeum 2, Melbourne

Artists: 

Wenhong Luo - Viola
Lloyd Van’t Hoff - Clarinet
Amir Farid - Piano

Program:

Bruch - Eight Pieces Op. 83 (selections)
Kurtág - Hommage à Robert Schumann
Brahms arr. Van’t Hoff - Gestillte Sehnsucht from Zwei Gesänge Op. 91
Schumann - Märchenerzählungen Op. 132

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Electrifying and exquisite music for strings brought to life by a trio of dynamos.

Together Ike See, Wenhong Luo and Richard Narroway are a musical force to be reckoned with, each deservingly lauded for their fine musicianship, passion and vitality.

Friday 22 July 2022 7.30pm

• Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Trio in C minor, Op.9 No.3

Krzysztof Penderecki
String Trio

Ernő Dohnányi
Serenade in C, Op.10

Ike See violin
Wenhong Luo viola
Richard Narroway cello

A contemplative concert experience that journeys from the Baroque to the present day, the East to the West, and the North to the South. Opening with Handel’s glorious Sarabande and moving through music from Korea, Melbourne, America and the British Isles before finishing with a selection of Bartok’s amazing folk songs and dances. Unforgettable music performed by two of Melbourne’s best violists.

Viola Duos:

Tertis Handel – Sarabande for two violas

Frank Bridge – Lament for two violas

Isang Yun – Contemplation

William V Murray – Butterflies: Suites for two violas

Libby Larsen – In Such a Night

Beatrice Price – Sketches in Sepia

Bela Bartok – Selected Violin Duos

Violists : Wenhong Luo and William Vyvyan Murray

time: 2pm
duration: 60 minutes
ticket price: $25 – $35
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Goldberg Variations with Wilma Smith and James Morley

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Goldberg Variations with Wilma Smith and James Morley

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Goldberg Variations with Wilma Smith and James Morley

Program

Rebecca Clarke
Viola Sonata

Ralph Vaughan Williams
6 Studies in English Folksong

Frederick Delius
Violin Sonata No.2

York Bowen
Phantasy

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Artists

Curt Thompson – Violin
Oksana Murashova Thompson – Violin
Wenhong Luo – Viola
Josephine Vains – Cello
Benjamin Martin – Piano

Program

Franz Liszt – ‘Gretchen’ from Faust Symphony, arr. Benjamin Martin 20’

Antonin Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 40’
I.       Allegro, ma non tanto
II.     Dumka : Andante con moto
III.    Scherzo (Furiant) : Molto vivace
IV.    Finale: Allegro

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