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MCO + SLAVA GRIGORYAN

Guitar virtuoso Slava Grigoryan takes centre stage in a dazzling season opener that celebrates innovation and reinvention.

In true MCO fashion, we begin with a world premiere by Joe Chindamo, a composer celebrated for his cross-genre fluency and lyrical voice.

Grigoryan’s artistry shines in Vivaldi’s D major Concerto, a Baroque gem sparkling with charm and vitality.

We then offer a new perspective on a timeless classic — Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, reimagined for strings. Rich orchestral textures bring fresh depth to an iconic work.

With their folkloric flair, Bartók’s Romanian Dances segue perfectly into a world premiere arrangement, Flexible Sky Redux, by Wolfgang Muthspiel — a work that feels both intimate and vast.

We finish with Matthew Hindson’s Song and Dance, bringing the program to a rhythmic and emotional close.

 

26 Feb - 01 Mar 2026

WHERE + WHEN

  • MELBOURNE THU 26-02-2026 7:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre

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  • MOONEE PONDS FRI 27-02-2026 7:30PM The Clocktower Centre

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  • MELBOURNE SUN 01-03-2026 2:30PM Melbourne Recital Centre

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  • CHOOSE YOUR PACKAGE Melbourne Recital Centre

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THE SOLOISTS

SLAVA GRIGORYAN Classical Guitar
SOPHIE ROWELL Artistic Director
MEMBERS OF MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

THE MUSIC

  • JOE CHINDAMO OAM Machiavelli’s Mirror *

  • ANTONIO VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D major RV93

  • LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 Moonlight (arr string orchestra Jakub Kowalewski)

  • BÉLA BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances Sz56

  • WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL Flexible Sky Redux (new arrangement)

  • MATTHEW HINDSON AM Song and Dance

  • * World premiere commission with thanks to the Robert Salzer Foundation

THE ORCHESTRA

  • CLASSICAL GUITAR SOLOIST Slava Grigoryan

  • ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Sophie Rowell

  • VIOLIN I Sophie Rowell
    Erica Kennedy*
    Kathryn Taylor^
    Rochelle Ughetti
    Emily Beauchamp^

  • VIOLIN II Jenny Khafagi^
    Meg Cohen
    Theonie Wang % ±
    Jasmine Milton ±

  • VIOLA Merewyn Bramble
    Ceridwen Davies
    Andrew Crothers#

  • CELLO Blair Harris
    Zoe Knighton+
    Michelle Wood^

  • DOUBLE BASS Emma Sullivan

Appears courtesy of:

  • * Orchestra Victoria
    ^ Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
    # Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
    + Flinders Quartet
    % Australian National Academy of Music

  • ± Early Chair performers are supported by the Arnold Foundation & Julian Zahara Memorial Fund

EXPLORE + DISCOVER

Concert Notes: Flexible Sky

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In conversation: Slava Grigoryan on MCO and Flexible Sky Redux

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Meet the MCO: Violinist, Rochelle Ughetti

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