Koehne: Inflight Entertainment / Powerhouse / Elevator Music

Featuring

Takuo Yuasa
Diana Doherty
Edo de Waart
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Graeme Koehne

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Performer Biography

Diana Doherty, the oboist, won first prizes in several international competitions, including the International Lyceum Club Competition and the Prague Spring Festival Competition of 1991.

Performer Biography

The Sydney Symphony, Australia's largest orchestra, has performed with world-renowned artists such as Igor Stravinsky, Georg Szell, and Sir Thomas Beecham.

Performer Biography

Diana Doherty, the oboist, served as Principal Oboe in the Symphony Orchestra of Lucerne from 1990 to 1997 before joining the Sydney Symphony as Principal Oboe in 1997.

Composer Biography

Graeme Koehne's formative musical influences include the music of the Bugs Bunny Show, 1960s American television, and James Bond movies, alongside Romantic composers like Chopin and Tchaikovsky.

Performer Biography

Takuo Yuasa, the conductor, is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland and has an exclusive recording contract with Naxos.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Graeme Koehne's fundamental musical language is neo-classical, employing traditional compositional techniques and diatonic harmony, with a strong emphasis on imaginative orchestration.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Graeme Koehne, the composer, intentionally uses titles like "Inflight Entertainment Powerhouse" and "Elevator Music" to challenge modernist stylistic dominance in contemporary classical music.