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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

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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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