Presented by ELISION

ELISION – Ghosts Making Form

Prodigious virtuosity, strange insatiable vitality…turns it to eleven.

These performances bring to the stage new work from composers Liza Lim, Victor Arul, Cat Hope, Einar Torfi Einarsson and Hakan Ulus. Written specifically for the musicians of ELISION their sonorities glitter, constantly transform and shift, embrace the ferocious and the magic of quiet stillness in equal measure. They explore the unusual, bringing instruments together in unexpected ways demonstrating the strength and continuing evolution of contemporary music.

Virtuoso clarinettist Carl Rosman returns to Australia to once again bring his rare brand of formidable performance. He joins an equally remarkable cohort of soloists, Peter Neville and Freya Schack-Arnott. These performances herald a dramatic start to the 40th year of activity for ELISION, a year which sees them play in their home town of Melbourne, Berlin, Hannover, Gothenburg, Den Haag and Sydney.

This concert experience features two parts:

7pm - 8.30pm: Ghosts Making Form
9pm - 9.30pm: Special Post-Concert Show

Dates & Times
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Duration: 2 hours 30 mins (incl. interval and post-concert show). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.

Tickets

Standard $55 ($45 Concession)

Please note, seating in the Primrose Potter Salon is General Admission.

A Transaction Fee between $4 and $8.50 applies to orders made online and by phone. Delivery Fees may also apply. A ticket limit of six is in place online to ensure fair ticket access for all. Want to bring a bigger party? Call our Box Office during business hours on (03) 9699 3333 to book.

Artists

Paula Rae flute
Niamh Dell oboe
Carl Rosman clarinets
Ryan Williams recorders 
Tristram Williams trumpets
Aditya Bhat percussion
Peter Neville percussion 
Alex Waite piano 
Marshall McGuire harp 
Freya Schack-Arnott violoncello 
Rohan Dasika contrabass 
Alistair McLean sound engineer 
Daryl Buckley artistic director ELISION

Program

Part one

Liza Lim
Ghosts make form (2024) for violoncello and piano
Ming Qi (2000) for oboe and percussion

Einar Torfi Einarsson
Zone of proximity: (and the weakly interacting particles) (2023) for recorder/violoncello (World Premiere)

Victor Arul 
new work (2023) for oboe, clarinet, trumpet and piano

Milica Djordjević
Transfixed (2022) for bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano and contrabass

Part two

Aaron Cassidy
27. Juni 2009 (2021) for Eb clarinet

Hakan Ulus
new work (2025) for violoncello, piano and percussion (World Premiere)

John Rodgers
Amor (1999) for flute and oboe

Cat Hope
Goddess (2025) for harp, tam-tam, contrabass

Special event

Liza Lim
Magnificat (2025) for solo percussion (World Premiere)

Mary Bellamy
transference (2010) solo cello

Julio Estrada
Yunno'hui Tlapoa Ehecatl for clavichord, recorders, clarinet and flugelhorn

Accessibility

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