Ticket Prices
Art Gallery NSW: $68 Art Gallery Members | $78 Non-members
Utzon Room: Adult $50 | Concession $40 | Student $30 (additional fees may apply)
Sydney Omega Ensemble continues its support of Australian composers throughout its 2010 season. |
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| MARCH 2010 |
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"CLARINET CARNIVALE"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
7 pm
featuring international guest artist Mark van de Wiel - clarinet
Duo for 2 clarinets - Norgard
Concert piece No.1 Op. 113 - Mendelssohn
Sequenza for Solo Clarinet - Berio
Clarinet Sonata - George Palmer
Quintet in E flat major - Mozart
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International clarinet superstar Mark van de Weil (Principal Clarinet of the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta) will storm the SOE stage in this stunning concert of virtuosic brilliance. Described as a "dazzling clarinetist" (Sunday Times, December 2008) hear first-hand the jaw-dropping excitement of his collaboration with the Sydney Omega Ensemble in a concert that will leave you begging for more. The concert will also showcase Mozart's sublime Quintet in E flat for piano and wind instruments alongside the world premiere of George Palmer's alluring Clarinet Sonata.
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"A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC "
City Recital Hall, Angel Place
12.30 pm
***$10 tickets!
Clarinet Quintet - Weber
Funeral Windows - Matthew Hindson
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A special insight into Matthew Hindson's "Funeral Windows" with the composer onstage as well as a chance to hear Weber's virtuosic Clarinet Quintet as part of the City Recital Hall Angel Place's hugely popular lunchtime series "A Little Lunch Music". Unbelievable value!
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| MAY 2010 |
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"CLASSICAL SERENADE"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
4 pm
Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major - Mozart
Septet in E flat Major Op. 20 - Beethoven
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Be enchanted by the outstanding flautist Emma Sholl in a performance of the magnificent Flute Quartet in D by Mozart and discover the virtuosic thrill of one of the last works Beethoven composed before he became aware of his encroaching deafness - the exuberant youthful energy of his Septet in E flat with its engaging solos for instrumentalists.
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| OCTOBER 2010 |
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"TAKE TWO"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
4 pm
featuring guest artist Paul Dean - clarinet
Nonet Op. 31 - Spohr
Double Clarinet Concerto - George Palmer
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What happens when you pair one of Australia's top clarinet players with an energetic and highly talented ensemble? Paul Dean joins the Sydney Omega Ensemble to perform It Takes Two by Australian composer George Palmer, capturing the electric charge generated by extraordinary relationships. Also take the rare opportunity to hear Louis Spohr's Nonet in F, a masterpiece by the composer once heralded as the next Beethoven.
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| NOVEMBER 2010 |
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"MAGNIFICENT MOZART"
AGNSW RESONATE SERIES
7 pm champagne reception
7.45 seating commences
Dvorak Wind Serenade
Mozart 'Gran Partita'
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The final concert of the year features the marvelous young musicians of the Sydney Omega Ensemble, returning to Resonate with their wonderful musicianship and exciting programming. In this concert they will play Mozart'sSerenade No. 10 in B flat major, known as the Gran Partita, the piece that caused Salieri in the film Amadeus to exclaim ‘it seemed to me I was hearing the voice of God’. Also on the programme is Dvorak's delightful Wind Serenade, the perfect way to end our musical year.
The concert will be preceded by a champagne reception and private viewing of the Dobell Drawing Prize exhibition. Doors open at 7pm. Seating commences at 7.45pm.
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| 2010 Guest Artists |
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Mark Van De Wiel
Mark was born in Northampton, and educated at Merton College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music. He was immediately appointed principal clarinettist with the Welsh National Opera and subsequently with Glyndebourne Touring Opera. Since 2000 he has been Principal Clarinet with the Philharmonia Orchestra and was appointed principal with the London Sinfonietta in 2002.
As a soloist he has performed with the Philharmonia, London Sinfonietta, London Chamber Orchestra (in La Scala, Milan), Thames Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Festival Orchestra (on a major UK tour), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, English Classical Players, Arhus Orchestra, Belgrade Strings, and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. He is particularly well known for his performances of contemporary music, and has given many premieres. Solo highlights this season include the UK premiere of Sir John Taverner's Cantus Mysticus with the London Sinfonietta at the Proms, the London premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Clarinet Quintet with the Brodsky Quartet at Kings Place, Graham Fitkin's Agnostic with the London Chamber Orchestra at St. John's Smith Square, and the Mozart Concerto with the Mozart Festival Orchestra in the UK and Switzerland.
Mark was principal clarinettist with the Composers' Ensemble from 1992-2000, and has been principal clarinettist with the Endymion Ensemble since its formation. He is also principal with the London Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared for several years as the clarinet and basset horn soloist in the production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
Mark has recorded chamber music for EMI, ASV, NMC and Finlandia records, and as a soloist for Olympia and NMC. Mark's services to music have been recognised with an Honorary Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music, where he is a Professor, and with an Honorary Doctorate from Northampton University.
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Paul Dean
As soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, Paul Dean has performed in Norway, England, Japan, the USA and Canada.
A recital in London's Conway Hall, a concerto performance with Norway's Trondheim Symfoniorkester at their New Music Festival, and two recitals and a concerto performance in the USA have been just a few of the highlights in his career so far. While still a student of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music he won many prizes including the Conservatorium Medal for Excellence.
Paul's recording of the clarinet music of English composer Benjamin Frankel for German label CPO has won unanimous high praise from critics around the world and his performance of the Frankel Clarinet Quintet at the 1997 International Clarinetfest in Lubbock, Texas won him a standing ovation.
Performances and recordings of his brother Brett Dean's clarinet concerto Ariel's Music have also gained international acclaim for both performer and composer. Ariel's Music with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Markus Stenz was released on ABC classics. A recording of Paul performing this work won an ARIA in 1999, and the piece was the Selected Work at the 1999 Paris Rostrum of Composers. In 2004 Paul also recorded a CD of music by Andrew Schultz for the Tall Poppies label.
He is the Director of Southern Cross Soloists and the Artistic Director of the Bangalow Music Festival. He also regularly performs with brother Brett and pianist Stephen Emmerson, in a trio called Dean Emmerson Dean.
Between 1987 and 2000 he was Principal Clarinet with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on over thirty occasions.
In 2003 Paul was a soloist with the Adelaide Symphony and the Queensland Orchestra. He toured nationally with the Australian String Quartet playing the Brahms Quintet, and toured New Zealand and the US with the Southern Cross Soloists in the same year.
In 2004 he was a guest artist at the Sydney Festival and the Australian String Quartet's Bridgewater Mill Series, toured nationally with the Macquarie Trio and performed over 50 concerts throughout Australia with the Southern Cross Soloists.
Paul has performed the premieres of over fifty works, many of which have either been written or dedicated to him, including Colin Brumby's and James Penberthy's Clarinet Concertos and Wilfred Lehmann's Theme and Variations. |
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