Concerto for Orchestra (film)

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]

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

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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