TarraWarra Festival 2020

Now in its ninth year, the TarraWarra Festival at TarraWarra Museum of Art is a weekend of music, art, wine and some of the most breathtaking views in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.

Our 2020 festival program spans celebratory classics and contemporary masters, including works from Beethoven, Bach, Bryce Dessner, Arvo Pärt and more.

Festival packages include three concerts plus entry to an intimate ACO masterclass.

For an audience of just 200, you’ll need to book early for this exclusive cultural weekend.

Festival packages are available now via Australian Chamber Orchestra.

CONCERT 1 – BACH AND BEYOND

BACH (arr. Tognetti) Fugue from Sonata in G minor, BWV1001 (6′)
PĒTERIS VASKS Viatore (15′)
BACH Sonata for Solo Violin No.2 in A minor: Andante (6’)
BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041: I. [Allegro] (4′)
ARVO PÄRT Collage uber B-A-C-H: I. Toccata (3′)
THOMAS ADÈS (arr. strings) Arcadiana, Op.12: VI. O Albion (3′)
BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041: II. Andante (6′)
ARVO PÄRT Fratres (11’)
BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041: III. Allegro assai (4′)

CONCERT 2 – AMERICAN EXPLORATION

STEVE REICH Duet (6′)
PASCAL LEBOEUF Transition Behaviour (4′)
BARBER Adagio for Strings, Op.11 (9′)
BRYCE DESSNER Aheym for string orchestra (10′)
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CRAWFORD SEEGER Andante for Strings (4′)
WALKER Lyric for Strings (7′)
DVOŘÁK (arr. strings) String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 “American” (26′)

CONCERT 3 – BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C minor, Op.18, No.4: I. Allegro ma non tanto (8′) – Ike See with ANAM violin, viola and Cello*
BEETHOVEN (arr. strings) String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130: V. Cavatina (8′)
BEETHOVEN (arr. Tognetti) Violin Sonata in A major, Op.47 “Kreutzer” (36′)