One Night Only - Masataka Hori & Sydney Mandolin Orchestra

One Night Only is a special concert featuring virtuoso Japanese mandolinist, composer, producer and conductor Masataka Hori and the Sydney Mandolin Orchestra. Masataka Hori is hailed as the most exciting and foremost genre spanning mandolinist in Japan. Masataka studied mandolin, conducting, harmony and the theory of jazz and improvisation and is a highly respected musical educator. He has his own mandolin ensemble ‘EUPHORIA’, a jazz fusion band “Mandolicks’ and many recordings to his credit. He currently plays a custom built mandolin specifically designed to cater for all his demands and ideas without limitation. With his spectacular technique and musical expression showing the full range of his talent on the mandolin, Masataka mesmerises audiences with self-composed pieces and works by Italian mandolin virtuoso, composer, and luthier Raffaele Calace. For this concert he will perform the following solo works: Raffaele Calace Preludio 2 Raffaele Calace Preludio 10 Masataka Hori Introduktion und Allegro Hermeto Pascoal Chorinho pra ele Sydney Mandolin Orchestra (SMO) will accompany Masataka for the delightful mandolin concerto by Italian Baroque composer Domenico Gaudioso. SMO is a rare 25 plus piece plucked string orchestra of mandolins, mandolas, mandocello, classical guitars, double bass and percussion. Founded in 1932, SMO is Australia’s longest continuously running mandolin orchestra. Directed and conducted by Werner Ruecker, the orchestra performs classical, romantic and contemporary mandolin and guitar orchestral music at its finest with regular concerts in Sydney and surrounds. As an ensemble, SMO uses all techniques available to it thus creating an incredibly wide and exciting array of sounds and colours which is sure to transport you through its eclectic repertoire of music from around the world.