Musica Viva Australia Season Brochure | 2024

MASTERFUL,
INTIMATE,
UNAFRAID
— SEESAW
This was real Festival fare – a bold
experiment that produced an engrossing
experience. John Cage would have loved it.
And the rapt attention of the audience
suggested that we have progressed in the
past half century.
— THE ADVERTISER
LIMELIGHT
The Cage Project
When the final moment of the work arrived, several hundred
people sat in a moment of inner peace and tranquility we
seldom find in this always busy modern world.
— GLAMADELAIDE
Musica Viva can be relied upon to present the uncommon, and
the combination of flute, viola and harp is about as uncommon
as it gets. Put together three young international artists who are
at the very top of their game, throw in infrequently performed
repertoire, and you have the makings of an evening of
exceptional music making; and remarkable it was.
— THE BAREFOOT REVIEW
The Birds and the Trees
THE AGE
Musica Viva is to be applauded
for its efforts to explore innovative
ideas for the presentation of
classical music.
— AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW
Chopin’s Piano
This is a major
achievement
— THE TELEGRAPH
If theatres and concert halls are to lure audiences
from their screens, this type of cross‐genre
storytelling is certainly one way to try it.
— ARTSHUB
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