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What relevance does a 250-year-old piece of music have for a modern post-minimalist composer?
Join presenter Benjamin Northey and conductor Carlo Antonioli to find out how Max Richter incorporated and drew inspiration from the best bits of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to create a reinvigorated version of a masterpiece.
Program
Max Richter The Four Seasons Recomposed (excerpts)
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Antonioli conductor
Benjamin Northey* presenter
Sophie Rowell violin
Duration: approx. 75 minutes, no interval
*Due to illness, Nicholas Bochner is unable to present this Ears Wide Open as originally scheduled.
Featured artists
Ears Wide Open is supported by City of Melbourne
Ears Wide Open is supported by Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation