Harold in Italy

Date: Saturday 15th October
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Reardon Theatre
Cost: Full $22.50 Concession $17

Celebrated Australian pianist Piers Lane joins Fiona Sargeant, Acting Principal Viola of the Melbourne Symphony, for the first of our celebrations of Liszt, in the 200th anniversary of his birth. In this program of wandering, we visit Obermann's Valley from Liszt's first book of Annees de pelerinage. We are then treated to a rare performance of Berlioz's, Harold in Italy, inspired by his wanderings in the Abruzzi. In this astonishing transcription by Liszt, the viola maintains its role as 'melancholy dreamer' while the piano contains an entire orchestra.

Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia.