Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

The Balanas Sisters

An unmissable Valentine’s Day performance filled with ‘eye-popping virtuosity’ (The Times UK).

Having carved out a reputation as two of the most exciting artists of their generation, Latvian sisters Kristine and Margarita Balanas make their Melbourne Recital Centre debut.

From Australian composer Anne Cawrse’s atmospheric and sublime Sanctuary, right through to Norwegian composer Halvorsen’s mesmerisingly virtuosic take on Handel’s Passacaglia, this thrilling program features Baroque masters paired with contemporary minimalists.

Composed in remembrance of the mystic St Teresa of Avila, a mythologised 16th-century nun who documented her own ecstatic mystical experiences in her autobiography, Pēteris Vasks’ meditative work Castillo Interior takes audiences to a deeply reflective and spiritual place before Ravel’s rich, impressionistic Sonata for Violin and Cello rounds out this hour-long performance of musical light and shade.

Dates & Times
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Duration: 1 hour (no interval). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.

Tickets
Standard $65
Concession $55
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Artists

Kristīne Balanas violin
Margarita Balanas cello

Program

Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel
Passacaglia in G minor

Anne Cawrse
Sanctuary

Antonio Vivaldi arr. Balanas Sisters
The Four Seasons (excerpts)

Pēteris Vasks
Castillo Interior

Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello M.73

Accessibility
Wheelchair access
Audio 100
Assistance Animals Welcome
Melbourne Recital Centre
31 Sturt St Southbank 3006
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