Re:Classical

Omega Ensemble

The past reconsidered and future reconfigured.

Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation, Four Seasons Recomposed, leads this performance of groundbreaking classical music from one of Australia’s most exciting and forward-thinking chamber music groups, Omega Ensemble.

One of the highest-selling classical music recordings of all time, acclaimed composer and innovator Max Richter expertly retouches, reworks, and reimagines Vivaldi’s Four Seasons masterwork, resulting in a transformative experience that sounds entirely new, and yet satisfyingly full of familiar delights.

This foot-stomping performance also includes a world premiere by American composer Jessie Montgomery, whose infectious music celebrates dance and movement, and Elena Kats-Chernin’s Clarinet Concerto Ornamental Air reimagined in a bold new version for Omega Ensemble and clarinetist David Rowden, packed with virtuosic arpeggios and relentless rhythmic energy.

Repertoire

Max Richter: The Four Seasons Recomposed

Jessie Montgomery: World Premiere*

Elena Kats-Chernin: Clarinet Concerto, Ornamental Air (New Version)**

*Jessie Montgomery commissioned by Omega Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Festival (Boston) and Aspen Music Festival with the generous support of the Michel-Simpson Foundation and Norman Gillespie.

**Elena Kats-Chernin commissioned by Omega Ensemble and Penrith Performing & Visual Arts with the generous support of Tom and Dalia Stanley, Geoff Stearn and the Newcastle commissioning circle.