Music in the void
In association with Sydney Festival
A series of curated performances by musicians responding to Francis Bacon’s triptychs, in situ.
Image: yMusic. Photo by Ilya Nikhamin.
12, 16, 20, 23 January 2013, 12pm
Free with exhibition entry
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Related exhibition: Francis Bacon
An associated event of
Members of Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop is on a mission to transform the traditional concert-going experience. Founded by cellist Michael Rauter and conductor Julian Kuerti, this young chamber orchestra from Berlin respects musical history but experiments with context.
Image: Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop. Photo: Sonja Mueller
Saturday 12 January 2013 12pm – 12:30pm
Members of Orchestre National de Jazz
Led by artistic director Daniel Yvinec, France’s Grammy-nominated national jazz orchestra is ambitious in its attempts to reach a wider audience while still remaining secure in its orchestral heritage.
Image: Orchestre National de Jazz. Photo/illustration (detail): Annabelle Tiffany
Wednesday 16 January 2013 12pm – 12:30pm
Arkady Shilkloper
A masterful performer, Russian alphorn player Arkady Shilkloper has played solo and with Moscow Art Trio (Sydney Festival 2009), the Vienna Art Orchestra and many more.
Image: Arkady Shilkloper Dawn calling
Sunday 20 January 2013 12pm – 12:30pm
Members of yMusic
The go-to ensemble for some of music’s biggest names, New York’s yMusic combine virtuosity with energy. Members of the group have performed and recorded with Björk, Jay Z, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Peter Gabriel, Vampire Weekend and more, creating their own niche at the nexus of indie and classical. yMusic’s playing is intricate, articulate, irreverent and percussive, its performances ambitious and inspired.
Image: yMusic. Photo Ilya Nikhamin
Wednesday 23 January 2013 12pm – 12:30pm
