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2009 is a remarkable year for Carl Vine. He is the
Featured Composer for Musica Viva's
National Concert Series involving performances of his music around Australia throughout the calendar year.
National concert tours have already been completed by
Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica
(Smith's Alchemy),
Katia Skanavi
(Piano Sonata No 3) and
the Tokyo String Quartet
(June, String Quartet No 5).
Still to come is a tour by
the Elias String Quartet
(Sept, String Quartet No 4),
and the 2009 season concludes in November with world premiere performances
by the Jerusalem Quartet
and Zvi Plesser (cello) of Carl's first string quintet
commissioned for Musica Viva by
Julian Burnside QC.
In May 2009 Carl's Choral Symphony (No. 6)
was performed at the grand opening concert of the 15th
Nancy International Choral Festival
in northern France by choirs from around the globe.
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From 1-5 July Carl will be the Chairman of the Jury of the
Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition
at the
Melbourne Recital Centre.
As part of the
Sydney Conservatorium's
"100 Compositions for 100 Years" project, Carl
is writing a Sonata For Piano Four Hands,
to be premiered at the Conservatorium on 22 November 2009.
Carl is also Resident Composer at the Conservatorium in 2009.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra plays
Carl's flute concerto, Pipe Dreams, around Australia in
October 2009 with
Israeli flautist
Sharon Bezaly.
The ACO also premieres a new Vine work in it's
September Concert Tour
with guest director
Anthony Marwood.
The Adelaide Symphony
under Chief Conductor
Arvo Volmer
performed Carl's Seventh Symphony
in its "Elgar's Enigma" concerts in
June 2009.
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