Christina Pluhar & L'Arpeggiata to Play in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne in 9/2010

"Christina Pluhar has changed the perceptions of baroque music globally," says Paul Dyer, the Brandenburg Artistic Director. "Starting from a very pure musical place, she has reinvented the genre by layering it with unexpected styles. The result is both spellbinding and thrilling."

Christina and four members of her Paris-based group L'Arpreggiata made their debut with the Brandenburg in Sydney in 2007. It remains one of the most talked-about events in Brandenburg history and the performances were nominated for a Helpmann Award. The fab-five of early music return to the Brandenburg stage for a wild night of dance improvisations and seductive songs in Sydney and Melbourne, and as part of the Brisbane Festival.

Christina Pluhar has lived in Paris since 1992 where she founded L'Arpeggiata, the hottest and most innovative early music group in Europe, thanks to her ability to create a deliciously entertaining and unique blend of the ancient and the modern. Leading the concert from the theorbo, she'll add to the mix a psalterion (an exotic and ethereal middle-eastern instrument), with three legendary Italian artists - theatrical dancer, a feisty folk singer from Umbria and a phenomenal jazz clarinetist.

"We are thrilled to present this ground breaking band in Australia for the second time," says Paul who studied with Christina in the Netherlands in the late 1980s.

For more information, visit www.brandenburg.com.au or www.arpeggiata.com.

The group will be performing in three cities in September:

BRISBANE Concert Hall, QPAC Presented by the Brisbane Festival
Tues 7 & Wed 8 September @ 8pm www.brisbanefestival.com.au
BOOKINGS: Qtix 136 246 or www.qtix.com.au
Tickets range from $40 to $60 including fees

SYDNEY City RecitAl Hall, Angel Place
Evenings Fri 10, Sat 11, Wed 15, Fri 17, Sat 18 September @ 7pm
Matinee Sat 18 Sept @ 2pm
BOOKINGS: City RecitAl Hall Box Office (02) 8256 2222 or www.cityrecitalhall.com.au
Brandenburg Box Office (02) 9328 7581 or www.brandenburg.com.au
Tickets range from $56 to $130.00 (Concessions available). Booking fees apply.

MELBOURNE Melbourne Recital Centre
Sun 12 September @ 5pm & Mon 13 September @ 7.30pm
BOOKINGS: Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333 or melbournerecital.com.au
Tickets range from $85 to $120.00 (Concessions available). Booking fees apply.

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