The Italian Baroque

This event has been cancelled by the venue due to increased COVID-19 safety risks. We have been in touch with all ticket holders who purchased tickets for The Italian Baroque through the ACO Box Office. If you have any questions over the weekend, please email [email protected], or call Sydney Opera House's Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777. We apologise for any disappointment, and we thank you very much for your ongoing understanding and support.

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS.

Baroque music was born in Italy, and over two centuries it was cultivated by a group of Italian composers who were devoted to bringing emotion and drama to every performance.

In this concert, Erin Helyard teams up with ACO Collective to explore the theatricality and passion of neglected masterpieces by some of the greatest and most influential composers of the Italian baroque. Alongside these gems, the program includes the world premiere of Paul Stanhope’s Giving Ground, a work which provides a modern reflection of Geminiani’s popular and virtuosic La Follia.   

PROGRAM DETAILS

DALL’ABACO Concerto a più istrumenti in G major, Op.6, No.5
DURANTE Concerto for Strings No.2 in G minor
PAUL STANHOPE Giving Ground* (World Premiere)
GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso No.12 in D minor “La Follia”
PLATTI Concerto Grosso No.10 in F major (after Corelli)
VIVALDI Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV153
DALL’ABACO Concerto a più istrumenti in D major, Op.5, No.6

* Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

ARTISTS

Erin Helyard | Guest Director
ACO Collective