Designing a concert of chamber music for The Silver Screen is an intriguing one that lends itself to many interpretations and possibilities. Musical soundtracks abound and choices are enormous. To create a balanced program of early cinematic experiences alongside more contemporary works has its own unique challenges in order to deliver “a program filled with emotion and joy…. (to) get the spine tingling” as the program notes suggest.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Artistic Director, Jack Liebeck, started with music that was both personal and close to his heart with extracts from the score of the 2011 film of Jane Eyre, composed by Dario Marianelli. Playing violin solo on the film, he regards it as one of the highlights of his career to date. Utilising an arrangement by Marianelli for violin and piano, Liebeck played six songs accompanied by Daniel de Borah. The haunting, ethereal piece, Wandering Jane, was followed by a nostalgic memory of place and time in The End of Childhood, both quite evocative. The Call Within offered some sweeping filmic piano solos, while Awaken gave us a throbbing violin across a pianissimo piano as love strikes. Passionate,...