This event is part of the UK/Australia Season.
The UK/Australia Season is a major new cultural exchange celebrating the diverse and innovative artist communities and cultural sectors of each nation. A collaboration between the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Season is a vibrant programme spanning theatre, film, visual arts, dance, design, architecture, music, literature, higher education and a public engagement programme.
Designed to strengthen and build cultural connections, the Season theme is “Who Are We Now?” and will reflect on our history, explore our current relationship, and imagine our future together. The Season launched in both countries in September 2021.
Overview
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
