100 Years Journey - Auckland Viola Recital (1) of 6

APO principal violist Robert Ashworth is joined by pianist Sherry Grant presenting the following programme in the first Auckland concert of the 6-concert series in memory of recently departed APO founding member John Ure as well as celebrating the birth of Sir Edmund Hillary 100 years ago with the world premiere of “Summit” by Ben Fernandez. World premiere of German composer Matthias Hutter’s 2019 “Nocturne oublié” will be performed in memory of the great American author (Nobel Prize on Literature/Pulitzer Prize Winner) Toni Morrison. This same programme is performed again in Wellington at St Andrews on the Terrace in Wellington on 11 Oct 2019.

More info on the performers:
Robert Ashworth - https://www.apo.co.nz/about-apo/meet-the-orchestra/robert-ashworth-section-principal/
Sherry Grant - https://tsbbankwallaceartscentre.org.nz/event/war-and-peace-centenary-commemoration-viola-recital-1919-2019/

*Viola recital programme 1:

Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op.113
Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonata in Eb, Op.120, No.2
Interval
Matthias Hutter: Nocturne oublié, Op. 55 (Germany) (2019, world premiere)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Viola Sonata, Op.147 (his last work)
Ben Fernandez: Summit - a tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary (NZ) (2019, world premiere)