Sonorous, elegant and full of his trademark yearning, Brahms’ second Sextet in G major is a major chamber music event. Sir Donald Tovey described the Sextet as “the most ethereal of Brahms’ larger works”. In this rare perfromance it is brought to life by musicians of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.

ARTISTS

Musicians of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Markiyan Melnychenko – violin
Natalia Harvey – violin
Merewyn Bramble – viola
Katie Yap – viola
Michael Dahlenburg – cello
Josephine Vains – cello

PROGRAM

Richard Strauss – String Sextet from Capriccio Op 85

Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No 2 in G major Op 36

DATE
Thursday 2nd July at 8.30pm (AEST)

DURATION
60 minutes