Anne-Marie Johnson is currently an associate concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and she joins forces in this concert with William Vyvyan Murray to present fascinating new and old music for Violin and Viola.
The program opens with Ruby Hunter’s ‘Welcome to all people’, then moves from Australia to Hawaii for indigenous composer Leilehua Lanzilotti’s beautiful Ko’u Inoa. Next comes three masterworks from Europe – Georges Enescu’s Impressions d’enfance, Erzsébet Szőnyi’s wonderful duo from late in the 20th century and 4 of Bela Bartok’s great duos.
The second half features W. A. Mozart’s stunning duo written for his dear friend Michael Haydn e Kaaija Saariaho’s eerie Aure written for her dear friend Henri Dutilleux’s 95th birthday. The concert finishes up with Australian premiere of Oene Van Geel’s ‘Slonimsky’s Scherzo’, e William Vyvyan Murray’s three new ‘Bee’ duos!
Be there or be a rectangular thing…
Melbourne-born violinist, Anne-Marie Johnson was a founding member of the Australian Octet and has performed chamber music in the Musica Viva, Vasse Felix, Port Fairy Spring Music e Melbourne Festivals. Anne-Marie Johnson joined the 1st violin section of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in January 2018. She is currently Acting Associate Concertmaster of the ensemble.
William Vyvyan Murray performs and composers in a diverse range of musical forms throughout the world. He has worked leading the viola section in orchestras in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin, and his award-winning compositions are played throughout the world. William feels very fortunate to have access to play on a composite viola made by Antonio and Hieronymous Amati of Cremona in 1620.
