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Benchmark concerts showcases a leading young Australian string player who is invited
to perform in our Benchmark concert. The works are generally exhibit very high
expertise with the string instrument which brings out the passion in the
performance.
Since the inaugural Benchmark in 1999 Sally Cooper performed Vivaldi's Four
seasons, we have invited the following guest artists.
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Year |
Guest
Artist |
Composer |
Piece |
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1999 |
Sally
Cooper |
Antonio
Vivaldi |
Violin
Concerto Opus 8 nos 1-4
No
1 in E Spring
No
2 in G Summer
No
3 in F Autumn
No
4 in F minor Winter
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2000 |
Marlene
Ito |
Franz
Schubert |
Rondo
for violin |
| Joseph Haydn |
Concerto in C major for violin |
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2001 |
Dominque
Gallery |
Ludwig
Van Beethoven |
Concerto
in D Major for violin Opus 61 |
|
2202 |
Minah
Choe |
Joseph
Haydn |
Concerto
in D Major no. 2 for cello and orchestra |
| Peter Tchaikovsky |
Andante Cantabile |
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2003 |
Jennen
Ngiau-Keng |
Franz
Schubert |
Rondo
for violin |
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Antonio
Vivaldi
|
Violin
Concerto Opus 8
No
2 in G minor Summer
No
4 in F minor Winter |
| 2004 |
Leila Kelleher |
Benjamin Britten |
Lachrymae Opus 48 |
| 2005 |
Stephen Newton |
Giovanni Bottesini |
Concerto in B Minor for Double
Bass |
| 2006 |
Zhen Xi May |
Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart |
Violin Concerto A
major K219 |
| 2008 |
Graeme Norris |
Johann Sebastian
Bach |
Violin Concerto in A minor
Double Concerto in D minor |
Other repertoire performed at the Benchmark concerts:
| Piece |
Movements |
Composer |
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major, opus
6
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Largo,
Allegro-Adagio,
Allegro |
Arcangelo
Corelli |
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major, op.6
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Largo,
Allegro-Adagio,
Allegro |
Arcangelo
Corelli |
|
Art of Fugue BWV 1080 no.18 |
Contrapuntus no. 14 |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|
Introduction and Allegro for strings Op 47 |
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Edward Elgar |
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Romanian Danses |
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Bartok |
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Reclaiming the spirit |
|
Sarah Hopkins |
| Fantasia on theme
by Thomas Tallis |
|
Vaughan Williams |
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Serenade in C major Opus 48 |
Pezzo in
forma di Sonatina,
Walzer,
Elegie,
Finale |
Peter Tchaikovsky |
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Concerto Grosso G major no 1 Opus 6 |
A tempo
giusto,Allegro,
Adagio,
Allegro,
Allegro |
Georg
Friedrich Handel |
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Death of a maiden |
Andante con moto |
Franz Schubert |
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Romance in C |
|
Jean Sibeblius |
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Divertimento in F K138 |
Allegro, Andante, Presto |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Recordings are available on CDs
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