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Preston Symphony Orchestra: Jubilation
March 23 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
$25
2025 is the 75th anniversary of the Preston Symphony Orchestra and the opening concert for the year marks the occasion with a bang. Shostakovich is frequently requested by the orchestra’s players and his Festive Overture makes for a celebratory start. A core part of the orchestra’s identity is the annual Youth Concerto Competition – and the first concert of the year features violinist Anne-Marie Johnson, the winner of the Youth Concerto Competition in 2008, now Acting Associate Concertmaster at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She is returning to Preston in 2025 as the soloist in Bruch’s awe-inspiring first violin concerto. Contemporary Australian music is also an important part of PSO. The concert concludes with Katy Abbott’s recent work Hidden Thoughts 3: Stories of Awe in a version specially commissioned for community orchestra.
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Bruch Violin Concerto No.1
Katy Abbott Hidden Thoughts: Stories of Awe
You can find more information on the orchestra’s website about the works and artists.