Paolo Pandolfo: Adieu Sweet Love
A stunning solo program from one of the world's greats
Experience the ‘pure sound’ (The Strad) of one of the planet’s greatest viola da gamba players.
Widely acclaimed as the "Yo-Yo Ma of the viola da gamba", Paolo Pandolfo makes his lutruwita/Tasmanian debut with a mesmerising venture through the golden age of the viola da gamba.
From the intimacy of de Machy’s elegant French suite, the bold experimentalism of Tobias Hume’s The First Part of Ayres, right through to his own arrangement of Bach’s second Cello Suite, this historic, yet thoroughly contemporary, instrument comes to life with Paolo’s ‘brilliantly poetic’ (Sydney Morning Herald) artistry.
"He creates the most beautiful gamba sound you've ever heard — a singing tone that never loses its line even when the line is decorated with an efflorescence of the most fantastic fingerings … he's an extremely expressive player. Even the most dazzling virtuosity seems interior."
— The Boston Phoenix
"One of the most brilliant and poetic of the instrument’s current exponents..."
— Gramophone (UK)
"Pandolfo performs this most demanding music with the greatest aplomb [and] pure sound"
— The Strad
About the artist
Paolo Pandolfo is one of the world's leading viola da gamba soloists. His passionate love to for the viola da gamba led him to deepen and research all aspects of the instrument.
After significant experiences in both Jazz and classical music, he entered the world of Early Music around 1979 together with violinist Enrico Gatti and harpsichordist Rinaldo Alessandrini, studying with Jordi Savall at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland. From 1982 until 1990 he was a member of Savall's ensemble Hesperion XX and performed with them throughout the world, making hundreds of concerts and dozens of recordings, playing an extremely wide repertory going from early Renaissance to late Baroque.
In 1990 he published the C.P.E. Bach Sonatas for viola da gamba, giving a start to his world career as a soloist. In the same year he was appointed professor at his alma mater, continuing and forwarding the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis tradition of international excellence for research and pedagogy of the viola da gamba.
He released a large number of CDs, mainly concentrating on the soloistic viol repertoire (Marais, Forqueray, St.Colombe, T.Hume, C.F.Abel, J.S.Bach, De Machy, Couperin, etc.).
His adaptation of J.S. Bach's Six Solo Suites for the viol became immediately a “must” for any complete Bach discography.
Partners
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ADIEU SWEET LOVE - THE ART OF MELANCHOLY T. Hume (ca1569-1645) Captain Hume Pavan M.De Machy (?-1692) Prelude M.Marais (1656-1728) Les Voix Humaines Mr. de Ste. Colombe (1640? 1700?) Prélude J.S.Bach (1685-1787) Suite BWV 1007 (adapted for the viola da gamba by P. Pandolfo) C.F.Abel (1723-1787) Arpeggiata |
Event and ticketing details
Date & Time
| Adieu Sweet Love |
Fri 7 March 6.00pm |
Tickets
| Premium Seating | $49.00 front 5 rows |
| Premium - Concession | $45.00 front 5 rows |
| Standard Seating | $45.00 |
| Standard - Concession | $39.00 |
| $30 under 30 | $30.00 Limited availability |
| Wheelchair / Limited Mobility Seat | $39.00 please advise access requirements when booking |
| Companion Card Holder | Free - must be booked with a Wheelchair / Limited Mobility Seat |
| Child 12 and under | Free |
Booking Fees
| Per booking | Our ticketing provider, Humanitix, passes on a small booking fee to cover the cost of service and merchant fees. 100% of booking fee profits are donated to charity by Humanitix. |
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Duration
This concert runs for approx 1 hour.
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