Ethereal – Lakes Entrance

Flute magic woven by one of the masters.
Making his debut with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, world-renowned flautist Josh Batty is a dynamic performer who weaves magic through his musicianship.

Josh joins a quartet of MCO musicians for Mozart’s sparkling Flute Quartet and an arrangement of Prokofiev’s captivating Flute Sonata.
Sitting between these sublime works, one of Beethoven’s great String Quartets, the C minor Quartet, adds a dash of turbulence and energy to the program.

ARTISTS:
• Joshua Batty (Flute)
• Sophie Rowell (Violin) MCO Artistic Director
• and musicians from the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

PROGRAM:
• WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Flute Quartet in D Major K285
• LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C minor Op 18 No 4
• SERGEI PROKOFIEV Flute Quintet (arr from Sonata in D major Op 94)