★★★★☆ - "... first-class playing... a superb performance of one of the most extraordinary 20th-century chamber pieces.”
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Eternal Quartets at City Recital Hall →
"Audience reaction to this charismatic work and its reverent performance at this event was nothing short of ecstatic..." Paul Nolan.
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International Clarinet Association
"Rowden’s earnest phrasing and nuance elevate any music....Omega’s musicians are top notch, with a mature sense of blend and cohesion." The Clarinet Magazine
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Schubert's Trout
... some of Australia’s finest string and wind players...
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Schubert's Trout
... a well-balanced sound with impressive unanimity.
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Omega Ensemble lands a Trout as old friends get together again
... always a delight to watch.
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OMEGA ENSEMBLE : SONGS FROM THE BUSH @ THE UTZON ROOM
This imaginative composition is significant in the new Australian music canon for combining the melange of colonial and indigenous musical expression and bringing it to the intimacy of scoring for the clarinet and string quartet.
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Folk meets classical when Omega Ensemble plays Songs from the Bush
... hauntingly beautiful clarinet... gentle spacious chorale of strings...
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Omega Ensemble in the Utzon Room - Haydn and Mozart
... eloquence and mastery ...the tapestry of Australia’s concert life.
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Hard to imagine a better performance in a more beautiful venue.
... whole performance was masterful... I could not fault the performance.
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Omega Ensemble launches its season to a packed house
The lovely thing about going to one of the Omega Ensemble’s concerts is that you get a smorgasbord of chamber music in its various guises, all played by first-rate musicians.
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Haydn and Mozart Concert at Sydney Opera House
... a superb performance of high calibre...
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Omega Ensemble’s debut recording on ABC Classics is interesting and polished
Omega Ensemble are to be commended for their first CD, one that includes two world-class clarinetists in Rowden and Ashkenazy and contains an intriguing mix of old and new works.
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Album Review: Omega Ensemble - Mozart / Munro / Palmer→
... It is an impressive debut recording from this versatile ensemble, that combines both the old and the new....
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Three Parts Mozart and Omega's Debut Album
...Bassoon Concerto, the highlight of the evening, its soloist Ben Hoadley beautifully capturing the sonorous, lugubrious tones of this too often forgotten instrument.
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Three Parts Mozart, Omega Ensemble with Paul Meyer
...they were firing on all cylinders from the outset, playing with exceptional concentration and precision.
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An evening of superb music, brilliantly played
... the applause was deafening... not a note out of place.
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Performed with agility a lovely balance of well and lesser known works
... sublime... expressive... well-controlled
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