THE Montrose Town Centre will this month play host to Russia’s leading violinist as part of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s calendar of events this month.
The renowned chamber ensemble will perform its highly acclaimed ‘The Best of British’ show, which will star international director and violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky.
The ACO will feature at the Montrose Town Centre on Sunday 23 August, with a 2pm start.
The chamber will bring together musicians from the ACO, with the rising stars of classical music.
Also featuring in the orchestra will be talented Victorian violinist Madeleine Jevon.
‘The Best of British’ tour draws on a rich body of British compositions from the Baroque period through to the 20th century, combining much-loved music by Handel, Purcell, Holst and Britten with the exquisite violin concerto by Sir Andrzej Panufnik, a highly respected 20th-century composer and conductor who escaped communist-controlled Poland in the 1950s to make the UK his home.
Described as a man whose performances are ‘brilliantly fiery and energetic’, guest director Sitkovetsky has been thrilling audiences around the world with his flawless technique.
His own recording of Panufnik’s violin concerto in 2014 has been voted as the CD of the year and won an International Classical Music, Special Achievement Award.
Audiences in the Dandenong Ranges will now have the chance to experience this lauded musician live and up close.
For more information, visit www.aco.com.au.
