Concerto for Orchestra (film)

Concerto for Orchestra
Directed byRobert Parker
Written byRobert Parker
Produced byMalcolm Otton
Music byBéla Bartók
Running time
26 min
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Concerto for Orchestra is a 1965 Australian short documentary film featuring conductor Dean Dixon and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.[1] It shows a behind the scenes look at some members of the orchestra and rehearsal at the Sydney Town Hall.[2] It is named for Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra which features in the film.[3] It was one of a Australia Today series of films commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Commission[4] and was broadcast on the ABC TV on 12 July 1965.[5] The film won the 1966 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Commonwealth Film Unit; Malcolm Otton; Robert Parker; Volk Mol; John Shaw; Edward Cranstone; Dean Dixon (1965), Concerto for orchestra, retrieved 16 May 2023
  2. ^ Lockwood, Betty (28 July 1965), "Sophia Loren wins best actress award in Moscow", Tribune, retrieved 16 May 2023
  3. ^ Tivey, Beverly (3 July 1965). "The Big Bang". The Bulletin. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ Baxter, John (April 1967). "Australia on film". Hemisphere. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ Howard, John (12 July 1965), "What to stay home for...", The Canberra Times, retrieved 16 May 2023
  6. ^ "Winners & Nominees".


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