In Richard Strauss’ opera Capriccio, characters debate whether art, poetry or music is more important; this exquisite Sextet makes a persuasive argument for the latter.

Cocktail Hour with Euan Harvey

Sydney Opera House

The deaths of Shostakovich, Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin and the disbanding of the Beatles was set against Miles Davis’ jazz/rock fusion revolution and the birth of heavy metal (Black Sabbath) and techno (Kraftwerk).

Jaan Pallandi

Events

Past events

8 - 9 May, 2026

Cocktail Hour with Euan Harvey · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

13 - 14 Mar, 2026

Cocktail Hour with Timothy Constable · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Double Bass in Capriccio by Strauss

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Double Bass in Sinfonietta by Britten

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Double Bass in Siegfried Idyll by Wagner

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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