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Mountain (PG)

Australian Chamber Orchestra

,Barbican Hall
A man climbing a mountain

A nature documentary like you’ve never heard before: picture the soaring heights and superhuman terrors of the world’s great mountain ranges, as live music accompanies breath-taking imagery.

In their latest fusion of sound, image, and primal awe, the Australian Chamber Orchestra – our International Associate at Milton Court – and artistic director Richard Tognetti provide live accompaniment to jaw-dropping cinematography, with music ranging from Antonio Vivaldi to Peter Sculthorpe.

Directed by BAFTA nominee Jennifer Peedom and narrated by William Dafoe, this is more than just a superb documentary with a glorious score. This follow-up to their acclaimed The Reef finds Tognetti and a handpicked team of ACO colleagues seeking even bolder ways to combine music, image, and Tognetti’s own very personal relationship with nature: in the words of one critic, it’s ’a sublime rush of adrenaline and orchestral beauty’.

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The performance is expected to finish around 9.20pm and will not include an interval.

Presented by Screen Australia and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. A Stranger Than Fiction Films production in association with Camp 4 Collective and Sherpas Cinema

Performers

  • Australian Chamber Orchestra  
  • Richard Tognetti   musical director, composer, artistic director and lead violin
  • Tamara-Anna Cislowska   piano
  • Satu Vänskä   violin & voice
  • Helena Rathbone   violin
  • Ike See   violin
  • Timo-Veikko Valve   cello
  • Nigel Jamieson   staging director
  • Damien Cooper   lighting design

Post-concert talk

Richard Tognetti, director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Jennifer Peedom, director of Mountain will participate in a post-concert conversation, hosted by Huw Humphreys, Barbican Head of Music. The conversation will take place in the Barbican Hall, and will commence 15 minutes after the end of the performance. It is free to ticket holders for the performance.

Download the programme

Click here to download a free copy of the programme.

Discover

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Watch: behind-the-scenes of Mountain

Richard Tognetti discusses the genesis of this cinematic and musical odyssey.

 

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Watch: behind-the-scenes of Mountain with Renan Ozturk

Mountain's cinematographer, Renan Ozturk, talks about the film, the music, and the unique collaboration with Jennifer Peedom and Richard Tognetti.

 

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