Baycourt’s re-named Addison Theatre will reignite when the region’s professional touring orchestra, punching above its weight, is back in town this month.
On Saturday, June 21, the Opus Orchestra will collaborate with pianist Diedre Irons at Baycourt Theatre playing the “fiendishly difficult” and “emotionally powerful” Brahms ‘Concerto No 2’.
Involved in the music industry “all her life”, Diedre says this is the concerto she enjoys playing the most.
Baycourt’s re-named Addison Theatre will reignite when the region’s professional touring orchestra, punching above its weight, is back in town this month.
On Saturday, June 21, the Opus Orchestra will collaborate with pianist Diedre Irons at Baycourt Theatre playing the “fiendishly difficult” and “emotionally powerful” Brahms ‘Concerto No 2’.
Involved in the music industry “all her life”, Diedre says this is the concerto she enjoys playing the most.
“It is my favourite concerto and one I’ve wanted to play all my life,” says Diedre. “I’ve always seen it as the [Mount] Everest of concertos.”
“I think if I had to choose one composer it would be Brahms. There’s a depth to it and spaciousness about it that somehow complements my musical being.
“I just love playing it because of the way it feels, both physically and spiritually. It is the very essence of romantic music.”
Diedre is a familiar face to the orchestra having played with them many times including all but one of the Beethoven concerti.
“I love working with Peter Walls and the Opus Orchestra. They’re a really friendly group of people as well as being fine musicians, and the orchestra continues to go from strength to strength.”
The Tauranga concert is at Baycourt Theatre on Saturday, June 21, at 7.30pm. A second concert is at Rotorua’s Civic Theatre on June 22 at 3pm. Tickets are available at www.opusorchestra.org.nz, 0800ticketek and Baycourt.
The Weekend Sun has five double passes to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us the name of Diedre’s favourite composer.
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