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IN PERSON / LIVE EVENT / PERFORMANCE
Australian World Orchestra conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta
| Date | 19 August 2022 | |
| Time | 7:30pm (GMT) | |
| Location | Usher Hall, 75th Edinburgh International Festival |
| Date | 23 August 2022 | |
| Time | 7:30pm (GMT) | |
| Location | BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London |
| Date: 19.08.2022 | Time: 7:30pm (GMT) | |
| Date: 23.08.2022 | Time: 7:30pm (GMT) |
Part of the 75th Edinburgh International Festival and BBC Proms
Described by Sir Simon Rattle as ‘one of the greatest orchestras in the world,’ the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) comprises over 80 of Australia’s top musicians called up from the world’s top orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and in the UK the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.
The programmes in both Edinburgh and London will feature Anton Webern’s Passacaglia and Six pieces for Orchestra (1928 revised version), as well as Dvořák’s Symphony 7, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, respectively. Both performances will also feature Debussy’s Ariettes oubliées in an arrangement by the Australian composer Brett Dean, sung by the Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg.
Both concerts will be conducted by one of the world’s top conductors, the legendary maestro Zubin Mehta.
Programmes
Edinburgh International Festival, 19 August 2022
Zubin Mehta Conductor
Siobhan Stagg Soprano
Webern Passacaglia
Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra (1928 revised version)
Debussy Ariettes oubliées arr. Brett Dean
Dvořák Symphony No 7
BBC Proms, 23 August 2022
Zubin Mehta Conductor
Siobhan Stagg Soprano
Webern Passacaglia
Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra (1928 revised version)
Debussy Ariettes oubliées arr. Brett Dean
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Image credit: Mehta
About the Performers
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Australian World Orchestra
The multi-award winning Australian World Orchestra is a bold and ambitious cultural initiative, an independent creation unequalled in the artistic history of Australia as a nation.The 2022 tour musicians hail from the world’s great orchestras including the Berlin, Vienna, Hong Kong and LA Philharmonic orchestras, the London, BBC, Chicago, the Leipzig Gewandhaus and Royal Concertgebouw orchestras, and the Australian Symphony orchestras.
Part of the UK/Australia Season 2021–22, supported by the Australian Government and the British Council.
2022 UK Tour Conductor
Maestro Zubin Mehta is one of the world’s top conductors, revered for performances internationally including inaugural performances with The Three Tenors. He was Music Director with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for 50 years, and held the same position with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and Montreal Symphony Orchestra.2022 UK Tour Guest Soprano
Siobhan Stagg is considered one of the most outstanding young artists to emerge from Australia in recent years. She made her debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2013, joined the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2014, and has performed with opera companies across Europe, the UK and Australia.
