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From one great cultural capital to another, the SSO will salute the rich orchestral heritage of Vienna on 4 February 2015 in a Viennese program.
Visions of Vienna is a multi-media event and will showcase SSO players performing a classic Viennese program inside the Concert Hall will be projected live on to the sails of the Sydney Opera House, with the grand towering figures of the musicians transforming the cultural icon’s western exterior into a moving artwork.
The footage will be accompanied by stunning Viennese imagery inspired by the capital’s striking architecture, the art nouveau movement and the works of Austrian secessionist painter Gustav Klimt.
Audiences across the world will be able to view the spectacle unfolding on the sails in a live stream online, filmed from West Circular Quay.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Rory Jeffes said the event would be a chance for the world to see an orchestra like never before.
“As the world tune in to watch our players live-in-action for the first time on the sails of the Sydney Opera House, we will be saluting Vienna and its contribution to our art form, and giving a friendly wave to our musical counterparts at the many institutions in the Austrian capital,” Mr Jeffes said.
Visions of Vienna will begin at approximately 8.30pm and feature the SSO performing the second half of Greatest Hits from Vienna, a concert in the spirit of the traditional Viennese New Year’s Day concert. Greatest Hits from Vienna will be led by Vienna-based conductor Ola Rudner and feature Viennese soprano Elisabeth Flechl as soloist in a program of classics, operetta, and dance musical favourites by great composers such as Johann Strauss Jr. II, Lehar, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven.
A public viewing area will be set up at Campbells Cove in The Rocks. Audiences across the world can watch the live-stream of the event at sydneysymphony.com and visions.vienna.info
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