French and Australian works bring the season to a glittering conclusion.

Jean Anouilh’s satirical comedy, known in English as Ring Round the Moon and worthy of Wodehouse or Waugh, inspired Poulenc’s highly amusing incidental music of dances and parodic character pieces to illustrate the comic intrigues at a lavish ball.

Claude Debussy’s Suite bergamasque (L.75, published 1905) is a refined piano suite that blends gentle lyricism and Impressionist colour, most famously featuring the dreamlike Clair de lune.

Merry-go-round, for live instruments with audio-visual backing, grew out of his concern for the fate of war-torn Afghanistan, and hints with subtle power at the violence that can easily sweep away innocent children.
Ravel’s Trio masterpiece, composed as World War I loomed, stresses universality in its reference to Malay poetry and Basque dance as well as the classical forms that offer some resistance to the encroaching horror, and which ultimately triumph.

The concert will also include the unveiling of the 2027 season, where the audience will delight in a glass of bubbles paired with chocolate truffles to celebrate the incoming season.

POULENC L'Invitation au Chateau FP 138 [1947]
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque L. 75 [1905]
WESLEY-SMITH Merry-go-round [2002]
RAVEL Piano Trio [1914]

David Griffiths, clarinet; Dimity Hall, violin; Julian Smiles, cello; with guest artist, Piers Lane, piano.

Single tickets

Prices 
Adult $58 | Senior $44 | Concession $35
(All tickets are subject to booking fees.)

Membership booking

[4-Concert Package]

Prices
Adult $180 | Senior $135 | Concession $108 
(All tickets are subject to booking fees.)

General Public Memberships are open, and can be purchased directly through the Box Office.

To enquire, please email us at australia.ensemble@unsw.edu.au or phone 02 9385 4874. 

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