WYNDHAM
Home » News » Guitar virtuoso to take centre stage

Guitar virtuoso to take centre stage

The tiny, yet very mighty, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is making its way to the west later this month.

The orchestra will present its new show Flexible Sky, starring Slava Grigoryan, on Friday 27 February at the Clocktower Centre in Moonee Ponds.

The show celebrates innovation and aims to delight audiences with a world-premiere performance by Joe Chindamo, a composer celebrated for his cross-genre fluency.

Grigoryan’s artistry will shine in Vivaldi’s D major Concerto, a baroque gem sparkling with charm and vitality.

In Flexible Sky, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra showcases Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata before finishing with a rhythmically charged and emotionally satisfying close in Matthew Hinderson’s Song and Dance.

Often described as a wizard of the guitar, Grigoryan has built a prolific international reputation as a classical guitar virtuoso.

His long-standing relationships with Sony Classical, ABC Classics in Australia, ECM in Germany and his own label Which Way Music have resulted in more than 30 solo and collaborative albums spanning a wide range of genres.

He has appeared at numerous national and international arts and guitar festivals, won four ARIA Awards for Best Classical Album, and performs regularly as a soloist with all of Australia’s symphony orchestras. Grigoryan has completed three critically acclaimed tours with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and has performed at many of the world’s leading venues, including London’s Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Tokyo’s Sumida Triphony Hall, consistently captivating audiences worldwide.

The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra isled by artistic director Sophie Rowell.

The show starts at 7.30pm.

Details: https://clocktowercentre.com.au/flexible-sky/

Digital Editions


  • Multicultural health committee expanded

    Multicultural health committee expanded

    Victoria’s Multicultural Health Advisory Committee has been expanded in an effort to make the state’s health system more inclusive and increasingly diverse. Health Minister Mary-Anne…

More News

  • Testing the limits of wearable tech

    Testing the limits of wearable tech

    Smartwatches and other wearable devices are ubiquitous in the world of sport and fitness. But how well do they really measure when other variables are in play? That’s exactly what…

  • Aussie kids salt risk

    Aussie kids salt risk

    Research taken from Deakin University has suggested most Australian children are at risk of developing high blood pressure at a younger age due to eating too much salt. In a…

  • Residents encouraged to mind water usage

    Residents encouraged to mind water usage

    Residents across Melbourne’s north and west are being called upon to reduce their water consumption as state storage levels fall to 61% of capacity. This current level marks a decrease…

  • Additional health test for newborns

    Additional health test for newborns

    Victoria has become the first Australian jurisdiction to include sickle cell disease in its universal newborn health screening program. This expansion brings the total number of rare but serious conditions…

  • VFL, VFLW fixtures revealed

    VFL, VFLW fixtures revealed

    Fixtures for the Victorian Football League and VFLW seasons have been released. A full schedule has been released for the first 13 rounds of the VFL season and the first…

  • Folk at your doorstep

    Folk at your doorstep

    Get ready for an unforgettable night of music and storytelling as the Festival of Small Halls brings world-class folk talent to Ballan next month. On Wednesday 4 March, Ballan’s Neighbourhood…

  • Guitar virtuoso to take centre stage

    Guitar virtuoso to take centre stage

    The tiny, yet very mighty, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is making its way to the west later this month. The orchestra will present its new show Flexible Sky, starring Slava Grigoryan,…

  • New chapter for festival

    New chapter for festival

    Lovers of literature rejoice! The Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival is returning next month for its biggest event to date. Thirty-four events will run over six days, from 12-17 March,…

  • Trio of elephant pregnancies announced

    Trio of elephant pregnancies announced

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 467465 Werribee Open Range Zoo is set to get a few visits from the stork– not literally. It was announced on Friday 13 February…

  • Chainsaw attack in Point Cook

    Chainsaw attack in Point Cook

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 206998 Police have charged a man following an alleged criminal damage incident in Point Cook on Thursday 12 February. Officers responded to reports of…