The Australian Chamber Orchestra

I am grateful for the wonderful performances of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.  I have a subscription with my seat in the middle of the front row, my companion has had these seats for many years and was looking for another person to attend with her.  The ACO is very special and I always enjoy their performances. Tonight was entitled 'Chopin and Mendelssohn Octet' and features Polina Leschenko, a Russian pianist.   The first piece was so amazing - it was as if the sound was moving around the circle of performers.  It was written by Paganini and arranged by Richard Tognetti.  The next piece was quite modern and I thought was a sharp contract to the first piece.  The third piece was the Chopin Piano Concerto and was just amazing, as was the Piano Concerto by Gorecki.  Both very different pieces!  They finished with the Mendelssohn Octet - which just finished it off so beautifully.  It was as if the whole concert has done a complete circle.  Gosh, I enjoyed it so much.  The ACO site has a sample of the music if you are interested.   It's always hard to unwind after such a glorious evening!  (Maybe I'll go and exercise  on the machine that is changing my life!!!)