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$20
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Available as part of a Recital Centre package.
Individual tickets available from 14 October 2026 at 10am
Dates
Saturday 06 November 2027
7:30pm at Melbourne Recital Centre
Duration
Approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes, no interval
Accessibility
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Wheelchair, walker and scooter accessible
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Assistive listening devices available
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Service animals allowed
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Companion Card accepted
About this performance
Program
Britten Simple Symphony
Rota Divertimento Concertante
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
The best supporting actor steps into the spotlight.
The double bass is one of the rarest concerto instruments to appear in the mainstream repertoire and is notoriously difficult to master.
It’s one of the reasons Nino Rota's Divertimento is such a novelty: it turns the orchestra's largest string instrument into the star of the show.
Known for his work as a film composer (The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, War and Peace and various Fellini films), Rota was respected for his fusion of classical composition with modern sensibilities. Rather than a display of pure virtuosity, the Divertimento is more nuanced; whimsical while also technically dazzling. In this program, it’s Principal Double Bass Jonathon Coco who takes on this inimitable, entertaining work.
Cybec Assistant Conductor Daniel Corvaia leads this program, which also features Britten’s youthful Simple Symphony and the Pulcinella suite from Stravinsky's 1920 ballet.
Pulcinella is the same commedia dell’arte character who evolved into England's Punch of Punch and Judy fame - a mischievous trickster whose comic personality animates the music throughout. This sly humour and Stravinsky’s sophisticated orchestration results in a distinctly modern sound, and a light-hearted and lively experience for the audience.
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Corvaia^ conductor
Jonathon Coco double bass
^Cybec Assistant Conductor
Enhance your experience
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk.
6 November at 6:45pm
Melbourne Recital Centre
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Partners
Daniel Corvaia's position is supported by Cybec Foundation.
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Cybec Foundation
