CANCELLED: Omega Ensemble - Lionheart

Cancellation

Due to performer illness, the performance of Omega Ensemble | Lionheart at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday 2 December 2023 has been cancelled. 

Ticket holders will be contacted soon and can receive a refund or choose to transfer their tickets to Omega Ensemble’s recently announced 2024 performance of Re:Classical on Thursday 18 April 2024, featuring Max Richter’s chart-topping Four Seasons Recomposed.

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Presented by Omega Ensemble

Shostakovich's profound Piano Quintet represents a period of writing where the young composer, who was then 34, was his most purely musical. The resulting work is an unusual yet unapologetic neo-classical piece that has since become the jewel in the crown of the 20th-century chamber music repertory. 

Showcasing the sincerity of three musical mavericks, Shostakovich’s monumental Piano Quintet is presented alongside John Adam’s rambunctious String Quartet No.1 and a world premiere by Australia’s own trailblazer Holly Harrison, commissioned by the Ensemble.

John Adams String Quartet No. 1

Holly Harrison New Commission [World Premiere]

Dimitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet

Running time 90mins*

*Running times are a guide only and subject to change.