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Artistic Director - William Hennessy
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Your chance to experience superb Australian talent performing great music, of our time and from all time, and displaying the glorious acoustic qualities of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in Melbourne Recital Centre.
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| Sunday, 21 March, 2.30 pm
| Guest Soloist - Sara Macliver, soprano
| "Her gleaming legato and clean, shimmering tone are so beautiful they can give listeners the shivers." Australian Stage Online
| Haunting beauty, mystery and electrifying charm - terms of endearment for this stunning collection of works in MCO's debut concert for twenty-ten.
One of Australia's most-loved sopranos, Sara Macliver, joins MCO in presenting Sibelius' Arioso and the rapturous Elas's Song.
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| Sunday, 16 May, 2.30 pm
| Guest Soloist - Genevieve Lacey, recorder
| "... her instruments ... sang with passion, delicacy and sensitivity." Australian Stage Online
| In her first collaboration with MCO, Lacey ripples like a breeze over the Venetian lagoon through one of Vivaldi's finest concertos.
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| Thursday, 24 June, 7.30 pm
| Sunday, 27 June, 2.30 pm
| Conductor - Benjamin Northey
| Guest Soloist - Emma Matthews, soprano
| "She sings with consummate style, with layer upon layer of lyrical richness."The Opera Critic
| Emma Matthews is Australia's brightest star of opera, displaying flourish and colour that has dazzled her audiences here and overseas. Her musical partnership with conductor, Benjamin Northey, has been spectacular.
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| Thursday, 12 August, 7.30 pm
| Sunday, 15 August, 2.30 pm
| Guest Soloist/Director - Kristian Winther
| "Talent is like a wildflower." Richard Mills, composer
| Australia's wunderkind of the violin, Kristian Winther, returns to both direct and perform the solo part in this much-anticipated permiere of Beethoven's violin concerto in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.
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| Sunday, 19 September, 2.30 pm
| Conductor - Raymond Yong
| Soloist - Paul Wright, violin
| "Paul Wright is an outstanding musician." Yehudi Menuhin
| Paul Wright joins MCO from Perth and a distinguished career with leading Australian orchestras. In his first solo outing, Paul brings the romance of Beethoven to our ears, then to our hearts.
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| Sunday, 24 October, 2.30 pm
| Guest soloist - Amir Farid
| "Farid's rapidly developing mastery ... distinguishes him for all the right reasons." Melbourne Age
| Amir Farid is acknowledged as one of Australia's most significant emerging pianists. Recently graduated with distinction from the Royal College of Music in London, he returns for his first appearance with MCO in the Melbourne Recital Centre.
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