Chamber music is an inherently intimate form of music - a conversation between friends, between the performers, and most importantly, between musicians and their audiences.

We invite you, our audience, to keep the dialogue alive by joining Musica Viva's 2010 International Concert Season. Enjoy some unexpected, brilliant new conversations with artists visiting Australia for the first time, and resume old conversations, briefly interrupted, with musicians making a welcome return.
From the fabulously rich history of Moscow to the cloistered halls of Cambridge, from Paris to Prague and Berlin to London, the inspiring musicians of the 2010 season delve into great music of the past and the inspirational pinnacles of our own time.
Our artists are invariably excited about touring Australia. "There's something about Australia that's unique... something about the enjoyment that you sense the audience has for the music. It really gives you something special as a performer, an extra reason to give more," says British pianist Paul Lewis.
Igor Naidin of the Borodin Quartet agrees - "Australian audiences are some of the best and most welcoming. Definitely!"
Our artists for 2010 have an overwhelming passion for music and performing that is immediately tangible. "This is not just our job. This is our life..." says violinist Pavel Nikl of the Pavel Haas Quartet. The artists breathe, eat, drink and travel together - and some even live together. Toughened through the ordeals of endless international travel and honed on the stages of the world's most prestigious concert halls, their relationships are the material embodiment of the respect and trust that can be heard radiating from their music.
The best chamber music performances keep you on the edge of your seat, all the time. There is nowhere to hide, and there is no slacking off in an ensemble - everyone is performing at their utmost ability at every instant, and while the spell is held, the audience is drawn into a mystical netherworld where sound becomes its own universe and you talk directly to the musicians through music alone.
Join us for an unforgettable journey in 2010 through magical, intimate performances of inspiration and joy.

Carl Vine
Artistic Director

BORODIN QUARTET
Wednesday 3 March at 8:00pm
As part of Adelaide Festival 2010.

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THE HARP CONSORT
Thursday 20 May at 8:00pm

PAUL LEWIS
Thursday 1 July at 8:00pm

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
Tuesday 27 July at 8:00pm

THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
Thursday 2 September at 8:00pm

ALINA IBRAGIMOVA & CEDRIC TIBERGHIEN
Thursday 14 October at 8:00pm

ATOS TRIO
Thursday 4 November at 8:00pm

There will be NO pre concert talks for any concerts in 2010

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