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Gringolts Plays Paganini

Gringolts Plays Paganini

30 Sep - 8 Oct 2018

Richard Tognetti first experienced the young Russian violin sensation Ilya Gringolts on the radio while driving. Listening to Paganini’s first violin concerto, Richard was so mesmerised he had to pull over to find out who had made such a visceral impression. For his ACO debut it will be Gringolts in the driver’s seat – directing the Orchestra while performing the very same concerto.

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Béla Bartók’s Divertimento was part of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s inaugural concert in 1975 – and is still one of our folk-inspired favourites today. Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin and 2 Cellos in C major, and CPE Bach’s String Symphony in C major, round out this dazzling, virtuosic display.

Reviews

“[Gringolts’s] stupendous technique was matched by dazzling lyricism”
– Limelight

“Most impressive is Gringolts’s musical intelligence… he shapes Paganini’s flourishes into stylish sweeps, avoiding virtuosic overstatement, yet allowing phrases to drive forward with a sense of complete freedom.”
– The Australian

★★★★ ½ “A hugely impressive display of apparently effortless technical mastery, grasping harmonics, extreme high notes, elegant double-stopped slides and rich G-string melodies with nonchalant playfulness.”
- Sydney Morning Herald

Program

CPE BACH - String Symphony in C major
PAGANINI (arr. Bernard Rofe) - Violin Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
VIVALDI - Concerto for Violin and 2 Cellos in C major
BARTÓK - Divertimento

Artists

Ilya Gringolts - Guest Director & Violin
Timo-Veikko - Valve Cello
Julian Thompson - Cello