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Bruch & Gatti

25 & 26 July 2025

In the Utzon Room

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music

Chamber music is often intimate and intricate, but it can also be grand and sumptuous. The two pieces in this concert demonstrate the expressive possibilities inherent in larger ensembles.

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Symphonic richness

Luigi Gatti’s Sextet is tuneful, charming and captivating throughout its half-hour duration. ­All six instruments get their moments in the spotlight, but when they come together they create something more than the sum of their parts. 

Max Bruch wrote his String Octet in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, but this music really belongs to the world of Schubert, Brahms and Mendelssohn: ravishing and melodic. Bruch’s ensemble of eight instruments here includes a double bass rather than the customary second cello, which gives this work an almost symphonic depth and richness.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Programme

GATTI Sextet
BRUCH String Octet

Artist information

MUSICIANS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Please note, the musicians featured in the photo above may not appear in this concert. 

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