AHE Alchemy Concert

Music Shoalhaven proudly presents The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s newest emerging artist initiative -AHE Alchemy, a dynamic new group made up of the next generation of emerging artists on period instruments. In their debut performance, these rising stars bring fresh energy and refinement to beloved chamber works by Boccherini, Mozart, and Haydn under the direction of Artistic Director Skye McIntosh.

Featuring AHE Alchemy Performers:

Issie Watson Violin

Helena Burns Viola

Hee Soo Kim Cello

Jacob Lawler Flute

The program opens with Mozart’s Divertimento in F Major (K. 138)—a youthful gem that sparkles with elegance and melodic ease. Originally composed for orchestral strings, it finds new intimacy in this chamber setting, revealing Mozart’s early genius in full bloom.

Next, Boccherini’s String Quintet from Op. 39 showcases his distinctive voice—graceful, expressive, and tinged with Mediterranean warmth. Known for his lyrical charm and nuanced textures, Boccherini offers a refined counterpoint to his more famous contemporaries.

The concert concludes with Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 London, arranged by his friend and impresario Johann Peter Salomon for flute and string quartet. This ingenious reduction captures all the grandeur, wit, and invention of Haydn’s final symphony—transformed for the salon without losing its symphonic fire.

Join us to hear the AHE Alchemy for an afternoon of classical transformation: familiar masterpieces, heard anew from some of the brightest stars of the next generation of period instrumentalists in Australia.

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