Omega Ensemble | Re: Classical
Presented by Omega Ensemble
The past reconsidered and present reconfigured.
Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation, Four Seasons Recomposed, leads this performance of groundbreaking classical music from Australia’s most exciting and forward-thinking chamber music group.
One of the highest-selling classical music recordings of all time, acclaimed composer and innovator Richter expertly retouches, reworks, and reimagines Vivaldi's Four Seasons masterwork, resulting in a transformative experience that sounds entirely new, and yet satisfyingly full of familiar delights.
This foot-stomping performance also includes a world premiere by leading American composer Jessie Montgomery, whose infectious music celebrates dance and movement, and Elena Kats-Chernin’s Clarinet Concerto ‘Ornamental Air’ reimagined in a bold new version for Omega Ensemble and clarinettist David Rowden, packed with virtuosic arpeggios and relentless rhythmic energy.
Program
Jessie Montgomery New Work
World Premiere. Commissioned by Omega Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival and Tanglewood Music Festival.
Elena Kats-Chernin Ornamental Air
World Premiere. In a new arrangement by the composer commissioned by Omega Ensemble
Max Richter Four Seasons Recomposed
Duration: 90 mins without interval (approx)
