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SUMMARY:MSO: Open Rehearsal with Ben Northey
DESCRIPTION:Take a peek behind the scenes at an open rehearsal with Principal Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey. \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an hour in some of the best seats in the house as Jaime and the musicians of the MSO rehearse their program. You’ll be able to eavesdrop on the dialogue between conductor and orchestra and see a fascinating part of putting on a symphonic performance. \nRepertoire and artists in this open rehearsal will be drawn from the program of American Stories: Bernstein\, Gershwin and more. Please note that due to this being a working rehearsal we cannot guarantee that specific artists or repertoire will be featured. \n\nWednesday 10 Apr\, 6:30 PM   Running Time1 hour (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTickets: $20 ($16 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-open-rehearsal-with-ben-northey/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime Martín conducts Bruch and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:Join the MSO and violinist Jack Liebeck under the baton of Jaime Martín in an unmissable concert featuring one of the most popular violin concertos in the repertoire. \n\n\n\n\nThis performance includes s a newly commissioned work by Australian living legend Paul Grabowsky AO. \nAustralian musical legend Paul Grabowsky AO is known for his incredible versatility and virtuosity. Paul is a long-time friend of the MSO\, and we are thrilled to present the world premiere of this work as the culmination of his time as MSO Composer in Residence. \nRenowned violinist Jack Liebeck has performed as a soloist with top orchestras around the world and here he performs Bruch’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. Full of soaring and seductive melodies\, it’s no wonder this work has become an audience favourite around the world. \nInspired by the folk music of Bohemia\, Czech composer Dvořák’s pastoral Fifth Symphony is a musical distillation of the landscape of his homeland and a joyful ode to its beauty\, quirks\, and natural features. \n\nSaturday 18 Nov\, 2:00 PM     Running Time 2 hours (including interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $69 – $121
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-martin-conducts-bruch-and-dvorak/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:MSO Mornings: Bruch and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:Renowned violinist Jack Liebeck has performed as a soloist with top orchestras around the world and here he performs Bruch’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. Full of soaring and seductive melodies\, it’s no wonder this work has become an audience favourite around the world. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the folk music of Bohemia\, Czech composer Dvořák’s pastoral Fifth Symphony is a musical distillation of the landscape of his homeland and a joyful ode to its beauty\, quirks\, and natural features. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Violinist Jack Liebeck will perform Bruch’s Violin Concerto\, in place of the originally scheduled program of Maria Dueñas performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Dvořák’s Symphony No.5 replaces Maria Grenfall’s River Mountain Sky at this performance. \n\n\n\nFriday 17 Nov\, 11:00 AM     Running Time1 hour (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $55 – $97
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-mornings-bruch-and-dvorak/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231028T140000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius and Prokofiev - Love and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Music possesses a unique power to stir the emotions\, both good and bad – whether it be seducing via serenade or rallying support for nationalistic identity. The MSO welcomes illustrious French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède for this stellar program exploring music’s role in love and resistance. \nProkofiev’s playful and charming 1917 Classical Symphony was composed during a stay on a farm in the Russian countryside\, where he could work and walk in nature\, removed from the political turbulence of the Russian Revolution. Most symphonies at the time were emotionally-driven\, however Prokofiev railed against this\, instead taking inspiration from the classical structures of Mozart – cheeky humour\, classical craftsmanship\, beautiful melodies\, and a dash of dissonance make this one of Prokofiev’s best loved works. \nKnown for her melodious\, evocative\, and playful music\, MSO presents the world premiere of beloved Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin’s Double Concerto for violin and cello. While a concerto is a work for solo instrument and orchestra\, a double concerto features two soloists – in this case\, MSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop on the violin\, and MSO’s Rachael Tobin on cello. \nFinnish composer Jean Sibelius’s First Symphony was in many ways a diplomatic endeavour as much as a musical one. Performed at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 following its Finnish premiere\, this symphony\, with its longing clarinet song and uniquely deft harmonies\, became a symbol of peaceful resistance against Russian oppression – making the unequivocal declaration on the world stage that Finland had culture worth defending and preserving. \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 27 Oct 7:30 PM; Saturday 28 Oct 2:00 PM   Running Time1 hour 50 minutes\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $69 – $121
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sibelius-and-prokofiev-love-and-resistance/2023-10-28/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius and Prokofiev - Love and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Music possesses a unique power to stir the emotions\, both good and bad – whether it be seducing via serenade or rallying support for nationalistic identity. The MSO welcomes illustrious French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède for this stellar program exploring music’s role in love and resistance. \nProkofiev’s playful and charming 1917 Classical Symphony was composed during a stay on a farm in the Russian countryside\, where he could work and walk in nature\, removed from the political turbulence of the Russian Revolution. Most symphonies at the time were emotionally-driven\, however Prokofiev railed against this\, instead taking inspiration from the classical structures of Mozart – cheeky humour\, classical craftsmanship\, beautiful melodies\, and a dash of dissonance make this one of Prokofiev’s best loved works. \nKnown for her melodious\, evocative\, and playful music\, MSO presents the world premiere of beloved Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin’s Double Concerto for violin and cello. While a concerto is a work for solo instrument and orchestra\, a double concerto features two soloists – in this case\, MSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop on the violin\, and MSO’s Rachael Tobin on cello. \nFinnish composer Jean Sibelius’s First Symphony was in many ways a diplomatic endeavour as much as a musical one. Performed at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 following its Finnish premiere\, this symphony\, with its longing clarinet song and uniquely deft harmonies\, became a symbol of peaceful resistance against Russian oppression – making the unequivocal declaration on the world stage that Finland had culture worth defending and preserving. \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 27 Oct 7:30 PM; Saturday 28 Oct 2:00 PM   Running Time1 hour 50 minutes\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $69 – $121
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sibelius-and-prokofiev-love-and-resistance/2023-10-27/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230902T211000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Prodigies
DESCRIPTION:MSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop and Melbourne teenage legend Christian Li team up for this program celebrating prodigious musical talent.\nThe youngest ever recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music\, American composer Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte for string orchestra curiously peers at tried-and-true classical forms through a contemporary lens. The result? Lyrical and playful\, with a touch of the absurd. \nIn a masterful display of virtuosity and musical maturity well beyond his years\, Mozart wrote his Violin Concerto No.3 while still a teenager at just 19. In a pairing of prodigious minds\, thrilling ARIA-nominated Australian violinist Christian Li (he’s still younger than Mozart was) performs this divine concerto. \nWhile Mendelssohn’s official First Symphony was written when he was 15\, he had in fact written thirteen already by the time he was 14\, which are not counted in the official numbering system. This Symphony announced Mendelssohn as a serious compositional voice in Europe. With its explosive opening and lyrical melodies\, it serves as a musical embodiment of the eagerness and energy of youth. \nPre-Concert Talk: Please join Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a pre-concert talk in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall from 6.45pm – 7.10pm.\n\nSaturday 2 September 2023 7.30pm; MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall \nDuration: 1 hour 40 mins (incl. interval) Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $105 ($100 Concession); A reserve $87 ($82 Concession); B reserve $65 ($60 Concession)\nC reserve $55 ($50 Concession) CURRENTLY SOLD OUT
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-prodigies/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:MSO: Reflected Light
DESCRIPTION:Join the MSO for this program of string-featured works connecting ancient and modern\, led by violist and chamber music curator Christopher Moore.\nWritten in Hollywood where Russian composer Stravinsky was being bombarded by new musical styles\, Concerto in D features a dizzying array of special playing techniques in this neoclassical exploration of the possibilities of a string orchestra. \nMSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer’s Lumen is ethereal and magical: a fantastical and vivid representation of the light of the first dawn inspired by 11th century poetry. \nBohemian composer Zelenka’s Sinfonia for 8 instruments shows off the emotional versatility of the baroque era\, as jaunty dance rhythms are set alongside sighing violins to pull at the heartstrings. \nRoutinely voted as one of the most beautiful pieces ever written\, Vaughan Williams’s sublime\, folk-inspired meditation on the music of Tudor composer Thomas Tallis is a lush and much-loved musical treat of sublime beauty. \nPre-Concert Talk: Please join MSO for a pre-concert talk in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall from 6.45pm – 7.05pm.\n\nThursday 27 July 2023 7.30pm;  MRC\, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;  Duration: 1 hour 45 mins (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $105 ($100 Concession); A reserve $87 ($82 Concession); bB reserve $65 ($60 Concession)\nC reserve $55 ($50 Concession)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-reflected-light/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, Victoria\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Dreams and nightmares collide in this truly epic concert of escapist fantasy. Under the baton of Jaime Martín\, the MSO is joined by the monumental forces of the MSO Chorus and 2023 Ensemble in Residence Gondwana Voices. \n\n\n\n\nDaughter of a Russian princess\, Lili Boulanger grew up in a claustrophobic world of expectation with music serving as her great escape. Psalm 129 begins with the text ‘they have oppressed me since my youth’ – a statement with great autobiographical resonances for this extraordinary composer. \nAustralian Brett Dean’s ‘social cantata’ Vexations and Devotions has been described as reflecting the ‘de-humanisation of contemporary life as exemplified by reality television\, automated answering services and meaningless corporate jargon’ (The Australian). With text by Michael Leunig and Dorothy Porter\, this performance of Dean’s playful and philosophical work features youth choir Gondwana Voices\, MSO 2023 Ensemble in Residence. \nFrench composer Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique is a prime example of programmatic music – that is\, music with a clear story that the music seeks to evoke. It follows the protagonist’s melodious\, energetically-heaving\, and sometimes horrifying fever dream of love\, death\, and the supernatural. \n\n\n\n\nFriday 14 Jul\, 7:30 PM;  Saturday 15 Jul\, 7:30 PM    Running Time 2 hours 10 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69.00 – $121.00\, Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-berliozs-symphonie-fantastique-3/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Dreams and nightmares collide in this truly epic concert of escapist fantasy. Under the baton of Jaime Martín\, the MSO is joined by the monumental forces of the MSO Chorus and 2023 Ensemble in Residence Gondwana Voices. \n\n\n\n\nDaughter of a Russian princess\, Lili Boulanger grew up in a claustrophobic world of expectation with music serving as her great escape. Psalm 129 begins with the text ‘they have oppressed me since my youth’ – a statement with great autobiographical resonances for this extraordinary composer. \nAustralian Brett Dean’s ‘social cantata’ Vexations and Devotions has been described as reflecting the ‘de-humanisation of contemporary life as exemplified by reality television\, automated answering services and meaningless corporate jargon’ (The Australian). With text by Michael Leunig and Dorothy Porter\, this performance of Dean’s playful and philosophical work features youth choir Gondwana Voices\, MSO 2023 Ensemble in Residence. \nFrench composer Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique is a prime example of programmatic music – that is\, music with a clear story that the music seeks to evoke. It follows the protagonist’s melodious\, energetically-heaving\, and sometimes horrifying fever dream of love\, death\, and the supernatural. \n\n\n\n\nFriday 14 Jul\, 7:30 PM;  Saturday 15 Jul\, 7:30 PM    Running Time 2 hours 10 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69.00 – $121.00\, Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-berliozs-symphonie-fantastique-2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Dreams and nightmares collide in this truly epic concert of escapist fantasy. Under the baton of Jaime Martín\, the MSO is joined by the monumental forces of the MSO Chorus and 2023 Ensemble in Residence Gondwana Voices. \n\n\n\n\nDaughter of a Russian princess\, Lili Boulanger grew up in a claustrophobic world of expectation with music serving as her great escape. Psalm 129 begins with the text ‘they have oppressed me since my youth’ – a statement with great autobiographical resonances for this extraordinary composer. \nAustralian Brett Dean’s ‘social cantata’ Vexations and Devotions has been described as reflecting the ‘de-humanisation of contemporary life as exemplified by reality television\, automated answering services and meaningless corporate jargon’ (The Australian). With text by Michael Leunig and Dorothy Porter\, this performance of Dean’s playful and philosophical work features youth choir Gondwana Voices\, MSO 2023 Ensemble in Residence. \nFrench composer Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique is a prime example of programmatic music – that is\, music with a clear story that the music seeks to evoke. It follows the protagonist’s melodious\, energetically-heaving\, and sometimes horrifying fever dream of love\, death\, and the supernatural. \n\n\n\n\nFriday 14 Jul\, 7:30 PM;  Saturday 15 Jul\, 7:30 PM    Running Time 2 hours 10 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69.00 – $121.00\, Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-berliozs-symphonie-fantastique/2023-07-15/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230714T214000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Dreams and nightmares collide in this truly epic concert of escapist fantasy. Under the baton of Jaime Martín\, the MSO is joined by the monumental forces of the MSO Chorus and 2023 Ensemble in Residence Gondwana Voices. \n\n\n\n\nDaughter of a Russian princess\, Lili Boulanger grew up in a claustrophobic world of expectation with music serving as her great escape. Psalm 129 begins with the text ‘they have oppressed me since my youth’ – a statement with great autobiographical resonances for this extraordinary composer. \nAustralian Brett Dean’s ‘social cantata’ Vexations and Devotions has been described as reflecting the ‘de-humanisation of contemporary life as exemplified by reality television\, automated answering services and meaningless corporate jargon’ (The Australian). With text by Michael Leunig and Dorothy Porter\, this performance of Dean’s playful and philosophical work features youth choir Gondwana Voices\, MSO 2023 Ensemble in Residence. \nFrench composer Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique is a prime example of programmatic music – that is\, music with a clear story that the music seeks to evoke. It follows the protagonist’s melodious\, energetically-heaving\, and sometimes horrifying fever dream of love\, death\, and the supernatural. \n\n\n\n\nFriday 14 Jul\, 7:30 PM;  Saturday 15 Jul\, 7:30 PM    Running Time 2 hours 10 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $69.00 – $121.00\, Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-berliozs-symphonie-fantastique/2023-07-14/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230701T163000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:Let the MSO take your breath away with some of the most lush\, emotive\, and romantic music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the sensual folk music and dances of his native Transylvania\, Ligeti went out with early recording equipment to ‘collect’ folk tunes from people living in the regions of Romania. His 1951 Concerto Românesc is a manifestation of Ligeti’s deep love of Romanian culture and music\, with a distinctly modern edginess for which his music is known. \nAdored the world over for his prodigious musical ability and cheeky charisma\, celebrated violinist Ray Chen performs one of the most beautiful\, expressive\, and virtuosic pieces in the violin repertoire – Tchaikovsky’s Concerto for violin and orchestra. \nA masterclass in unbridled melodic passion\, Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is a stunning display of orchestral emotion – ranging from aching tenderness to turbulent intensity – using the full palette of orchestral colours. \n\n\n\nThursday 29 June 7:30 PM; Saturday 1 July 2:00 PM     Running Time 2 hours 30 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Thursday 29 June: Standard $83.00 – $151.00; Concession* $78.00 – $146.00\n\n\n\nSaturday 1 July: Standard $79.00 – $137.00; Concession* $74.00 – $132.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-ryman-healthcare-winter-gala-ray-chen-performs-tchaikovsky/2023-07-01/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:Let the MSO take your breath away with some of the most lush\, emotive\, and romantic music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the sensual folk music and dances of his native Transylvania\, Ligeti went out with early recording equipment to ‘collect’ folk tunes from people living in the regions of Romania. His 1951 Concerto Românesc is a manifestation of Ligeti’s deep love of Romanian culture and music\, with a distinctly modern edginess for which his music is known. \nAdored the world over for his prodigious musical ability and cheeky charisma\, celebrated violinist Ray Chen performs one of the most beautiful\, expressive\, and virtuosic pieces in the violin repertoire – Tchaikovsky’s Concerto for violin and orchestra. \nA masterclass in unbridled melodic passion\, Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is a stunning display of orchestral emotion – ranging from aching tenderness to turbulent intensity – using the full palette of orchestral colours. \n\n\n\nThursday 29 June 7:30 PM; Saturday 1 July 2:00 PM     Running Time 2 hours 30 minutes\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Thursday 29 June: Standard $83.00 – $151.00; Concession* $78.00 – $146.00\n\n\n\nSaturday 1 July: Standard $79.00 – $137.00; Concession* $74.00 – $132.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-ryman-healthcare-winter-gala-ray-chen-performs-tchaikovsky/2023-06-29/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230526T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230526T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Ali McGregor with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning\, multi-genre artist Ali McGregor will take to the stage for one special performance with the MSO to perform songs from Alchemy\, as well as other music from her career. \n\n\n\n\nExpect to hear music from her Helpmann Award-winning show Yma Sumac – The Peruvian Songbird\, new opera works from ‘Lorelei’ and ‘The Call’\, songs from her Alchemy album by INXS\, Soft Cell and The Foo Fighters and a few surprise guests. \nAli McGregor is an award-winning\, multi-genre artist spanning opera\, cabaret and comedy. Starting her career as a principal soprano with Opera Australia\, she has also been a regular fixture at the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival with her Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night. She regularly performs with the Victorian Opera and Opera Queensland and is currently one of the returning Artistic Directors of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. In 2021 she performed as part of MSO’s Performance of a Lifetime Live concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and brought the crowd to their feet with her show-stopping rendition of Radiohead’s Creep. \nThis one-night-only event will be Ali’s third collaboration with the MSO and her first solo concert at Hamer Hall. An evening guaranteed to leave you entranced! \n\n\n\n\nFriday 26 May 7:30 PM; Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard: $55.00 – $97.00; Concession: $50.00 – $92.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/ali-mcgregor-with-the-melbourne-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230422T155000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T075048Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Northern Reflections: Sibelius and Shostakovich
DESCRIPTION:MSO Young Artist in Association Christian Li joins the MSO and Queensland Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici for a concert of thrilling works from north of the equator. \nFeaturing Sibelius and Shostakovich – plus Rossini’s galloping overture from William Tell. Instantly recognisable and heavily quoted in pop culture\, the overture to Rossini’s 1829 opera William Tell was lauded by critics at the time as a symphony in and of itself with a poetic opening\, a storm\, pastoral scene\, and its famous galloping finale.\nShostakovich’s relationship with the Soviet Russian state had been tumultuous for many years by the time he began his sixth symphony. He had announced an epic musical monument to Lenin with chorus and soloists\, and leaning heavily on Russian folk music. When it premiered in 1939\, however\, the work turned out to contain none of these things – restrained and dark instead of bombastic and patriotic\, with no references to Lenin – throwing him into political disfavour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 20 April\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 22 April\, 2:00 PM Running Time1 hours 50 minutes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Thursday 20 April: Standard: $75.00 – $135.00; Concession: $70.00 – $130.00* Group Standard 10+: $75.00 – $117.00; Group Concession 10+: $70.00 – $112.00* \nSaturday 22 April: Standard: $69.00 – $121.00; Concession: $64.00 – $116.00* \n\nGroup Standard 10+: $69.00 – $107.00; Group Concession 10+: $64.00 – $102.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-northern-reflections-sibelius-and-shostakovich/2023-04-22/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230420T212000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T075048Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Northern Reflections: Sibelius and Shostakovich
DESCRIPTION:MSO Young Artist in Association Christian Li joins the MSO and Queensland Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici for a concert of thrilling works from north of the equator. \nFeaturing Sibelius and Shostakovich – plus Rossini’s galloping overture from William Tell. Instantly recognisable and heavily quoted in pop culture\, the overture to Rossini’s 1829 opera William Tell was lauded by critics at the time as a symphony in and of itself with a poetic opening\, a storm\, pastoral scene\, and its famous galloping finale.\nShostakovich’s relationship with the Soviet Russian state had been tumultuous for many years by the time he began his sixth symphony. He had announced an epic musical monument to Lenin with chorus and soloists\, and leaning heavily on Russian folk music. When it premiered in 1939\, however\, the work turned out to contain none of these things – restrained and dark instead of bombastic and patriotic\, with no references to Lenin – throwing him into political disfavour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 20 April\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 22 April\, 2:00 PM Running Time1 hours 50 minutes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Thursday 20 April: Standard: $75.00 – $135.00; Concession: $70.00 – $130.00* Group Standard 10+: $75.00 – $117.00; Group Concession 10+: $70.00 – $112.00* \nSaturday 22 April: Standard: $69.00 – $121.00; Concession: $64.00 – $116.00* \n\nGroup Standard 10+: $69.00 – $107.00; Group Concession 10+: $64.00 – $102.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-northern-reflections-sibelius-and-shostakovich/2023-04-20/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230311T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230311T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
CREATED:20230307T040736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T040736Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Brahms’ Violin Concerto and more
DESCRIPTION:What do a bugle\, a bell tower\, and a child prodigy violinist have in common? Find out as the MSO explores a series of star-crossed summons and signals under the baton of Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz – formerly a prestigious Dudamel Fellow at the LA Philharmonic. \n\n\n\n\nAustralian composer Natalie Williams’ music has been performed by the likes of the MSO\, Atlanta Opera\, Berkeley Symphony\, and Musica Viva. Fourth Alarm (2013) expands a short Australian Army bugle call into a vivid work for orchestra – at once an expressive call to arms and a pressing\, rhythmic warning of danger. \nDestined for a musical life after being born in a Bohemian bell tower\, Martinů’s magical First Symphony traverses passages of bombastic character and mysterious quietness building to an explosion of orchestral colour. \nThe enduring success of Brahms’s knockout Violin Concerto was in no small way influenced by a fated musical encounter with violinist Joseph Joachim when Brahms was only fourteen. Years later\, they became friends\, and this concerto was written especially for Joachim\, who had a significant hand in its composition. International powerhouse violinist Clara-Jumi Kang puts her distinctive musical stamp on this astonishing work. \n11 March 2023; 7.30pm | Hamer Hall; TICKETS: $69 – $121
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-brahms-violin-concerto-and-more/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230310T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:MSO Mornings: Brahms' Violin Concerto
DESCRIPTION:Australian composer Natalie Williams’ music has been performed by the likes of the MSO\, Atlanta Opera\, Berkeley Symphony\, and Musica Viva.  Fourth Alarm (2013) expands a short Australian Army bugle call into a vivid work for orchestra – at once an expressive call to arms and a pressing\, rhythmic warning of danger. \n\n\n\n\nThe enduring success of Brahms’ knockout Violin Concerto was in no small way influenced by a fated musical encounter with violinist Joseph Joachim when Brahms was only fourteen. Years later\, they became friends\, and this concerto was written especially for Joachim\, who had a significant hand in its composition.\nInternational powerhouse violinist Clara-Jumi Kang puts her distinctive musical stamp on this astonishing work. \nFriday 10 Mar 11:00 AM; Arts centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $55 – $97
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-mornings-brahms-violin-concerto/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230303T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230303T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Strauss' Alpine Symphony\, Debussy and Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:o \nTravel with the MSO without leaving your seat in this odyssey through the German Alps\, Parisian streetscapes and Dandenong Ranges\, all under the baton of Jaime Martín. \n\n\n\n\nOne of Australia’s most rebellious composers\, Margaret Sutherland was ahead of her time and excelled in a male-dominated field at home and abroad. Her powerful work Haunted Hills is both a lush picture of the Dandenong Ranges and a reflection on the horrific mistreatment of the area’s traditional owners – the Bunurong and Woiworung people of the Kulin Nation – upon colonisation. \nThe impressionistic Ariettes Oubliées or Forgotten Songs are the musical equivalent of a Renoir or a Monet – inspired by subtlety and nuance\, and capturing snapshots in music through shifting harmony\, tone\, and musical colour. Musically eclectic yet recognisably ‘French’\, these songs demonstrate Debussy’s part in the development of an iconic French musical style\, recognisable today in the likes of Amélie’s Yann Tiersen. Hear Siobhan Stagg’s glorious interpretation. \nStrauss’s Alpine Symphony is often described as a ‘tone poem’ – a musical illustration of a story\, novel\, painting\, landscape\, or other non-musical source. Strauss loved rambling through the alps\, and this glorious work takes us on a musical hike over the course of a single day from sunrise to sunset. Sometimes easy with breath-taking views and glorious sunshine\, and sometimes difficult with dangerous terrain and weather\, it’s possibly the most spectacular (and easiest) way to get your step count up. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 2 Mar 7:30 PM; Friday 3 Mar 7:30 PM Running Time2 hours\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Thursday 2 March Standard: $75.00 – $135.00; Concession: $70.00 – $130.00*\n\n\n\nFriday 3 March Standard: $69.00 – $121.00; Concession: $64.00 – $116.00* \n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-strauss-alpine-symphony-debussy-and-sutherland/2023-03-03/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230302T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230302T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Strauss' Alpine Symphony\, Debussy and Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:o \nTravel with the MSO without leaving your seat in this odyssey through the German Alps\, Parisian streetscapes and Dandenong Ranges\, all under the baton of Jaime Martín. \n\n\n\n\nOne of Australia’s most rebellious composers\, Margaret Sutherland was ahead of her time and excelled in a male-dominated field at home and abroad. Her powerful work Haunted Hills is both a lush picture of the Dandenong Ranges and a reflection on the horrific mistreatment of the area’s traditional owners – the Bunurong and Woiworung people of the Kulin Nation – upon colonisation. \nThe impressionistic Ariettes Oubliées or Forgotten Songs are the musical equivalent of a Renoir or a Monet – inspired by subtlety and nuance\, and capturing snapshots in music through shifting harmony\, tone\, and musical colour. Musically eclectic yet recognisably ‘French’\, these songs demonstrate Debussy’s part in the development of an iconic French musical style\, recognisable today in the likes of Amélie’s Yann Tiersen. Hear Siobhan Stagg’s glorious interpretation. \nStrauss’s Alpine Symphony is often described as a ‘tone poem’ – a musical illustration of a story\, novel\, painting\, landscape\, or other non-musical source. Strauss loved rambling through the alps\, and this glorious work takes us on a musical hike over the course of a single day from sunrise to sunset. Sometimes easy with breath-taking views and glorious sunshine\, and sometimes difficult with dangerous terrain and weather\, it’s possibly the most spectacular (and easiest) way to get your step count up. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 2 Mar 7:30 PM; Friday 3 Mar 7:30 PM Running Time2 hours\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Thursday 2 March Standard: $75.00 – $135.00; Concession: $70.00 – $130.00*\n\n\n\nFriday 3 March Standard: $69.00 – $121.00; Concession: $64.00 – $116.00* \n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-strauss-alpine-symphony-debussy-and-sutherland/2023-03-02/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230225T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Opening Gala - Zenith of Life
DESCRIPTION:The Ryman Healthcare Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life\nMSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and superstar soprano Siobhan Stagg open Season 2023 with a new commission by MSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer and some of the most achingly beautiful music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the renaissance-style motet\, Mary Finsterer’s MYSTERIUM I explores an interweaving of polyphonic musical structures within a serene and majestic setting. \n\n\nPosthumously titled Four Last Songs after his death in 1948\, Strauss’s sublime pieces farewell a life and world once-known\, but irrevocably altered by two world wars. 2023 Soloist in Residence and darling of the international stage\, Mildura-born Siobhan Stagg\, imbues these complex works with nostalgia\, naïveté\, and gentle\, world-weary heartache. \nWritten almost fifty years before Strauss’s songs and before the shadow of war\, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a musical journey from tragedy to triumph: a story of life\, death\, and love. The lush lyricism of Mahler’s night-time storms\, exuberant brass calls\, and musical love letters draws us into a mysterious world beyond time and space. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 24 Feb\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 25 Feb\, 2:00 PM  Running Time 2 hours (incl. interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $121.00; Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-opening-gala-zenith-of-life/2023-02-25/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T031528Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Opening Gala - Zenith of Life
DESCRIPTION:The Ryman Healthcare Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life\nMSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and superstar soprano Siobhan Stagg open Season 2023 with a new commission by MSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer and some of the most achingly beautiful music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the renaissance-style motet\, Mary Finsterer’s MYSTERIUM I explores an interweaving of polyphonic musical structures within a serene and majestic setting. \n\n\nPosthumously titled Four Last Songs after his death in 1948\, Strauss’s sublime pieces farewell a life and world once-known\, but irrevocably altered by two world wars. 2023 Soloist in Residence and darling of the international stage\, Mildura-born Siobhan Stagg\, imbues these complex works with nostalgia\, naïveté\, and gentle\, world-weary heartache. \nWritten almost fifty years before Strauss’s songs and before the shadow of war\, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a musical journey from tragedy to triumph: a story of life\, death\, and love. The lush lyricism of Mahler’s night-time storms\, exuberant brass calls\, and musical love letters draws us into a mysterious world beyond time and space. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 24 Feb\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 25 Feb\, 2:00 PM  Running Time 2 hours (incl. interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $121.00; Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-opening-gala-zenith-of-life/2023-02-24/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230218T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230218T065920Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana
DESCRIPTION:Hannah Shin\, winner of the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition\, performs Prokofiev’s most acclaimed Piano Concerto under the baton of Benjamin Northey. \n\n\n\n\nThen\, like great crashing gods bursting through the skies to wake the dead\, the thundering Carmina Burana comes to glorious fruition in the spectacular setting of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. \n\n\n\nSaturday 18 February: Gates 4:30 PM; Performance 7:30 PM Running Time2 hours \nFREE
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-carmina-burana/
LOCATION:Sidney Myer Music Bowl\, Linlithgow Ave\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T080006Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: A Tchaikovsky Spectacular
DESCRIPTION:Experience the passionate and exhilarating music of the great composer Tchaikovsky in the great outdoors! \nFeaturing some of his best known works\, this performance will have you humming all the way home. \n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\n\n\n\nCarlo Antonioli – Conductor*\n\n\nAaron Wyatt – Conductor\n\n\nRichard Narroway – Cello\n\n\nShauntai Sherree – Soprano\n\n\nAlice Keath – Presenter\n\n\n\n*Please note: Johannes Fritzsch will no longer conduct this program.\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeborah Cheetham – Long Time Living Here (Musical Acknowledgement of Country)\n\n\nTchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Eugene Onegin: Polonaise; Rococo Variations; Selections from Swan Lake;\nEugene Onegin: Waltz; 1812 Overture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 8 February Gates open 4:30 PM; Performance begins 7:30 PM; Running Time 2 hours
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-a-tchaikovsky-spectacular/
LOCATION:Sidney Myer Music Bowl\, King’s Domain\, Linlithgow Ave\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T011529Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the year of the Rabbit at MSO’s 10th annual Chinese New Year Concert. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the exhilarating natural beauty of Sichuan Province this festive concert will feature guest musicians from the Sichuan Orchestra of China\, conducted by their Artistic Director\, Darrell Ang. \nProgram \n\n\n\nGuan Xia – Symphonic Overture No.1\n\n\nGraeme Koehne – Elevator Music\n\n\nTchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty Suite\n\n\nYe Xiaogang – Sichuan Image (Excerpts)\n\n\nJulian Yu – Evolution\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $55.00 – $97.00; Concession $50.00 – $92.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-chinese-new-year/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230128T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
CREATED:20230124T221110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T221110Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Cybec Showcase: 20th Anniversary concert
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate a milestone partnership and the 20th anniversary of the Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers program\, Cybec Assistant Conductor Carlo Antonioli will lead the MSO in the Cybec Showcase: 20th Anniversary concert to be hosted by Principal Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey\, at The Edge\, Federation Square on Saturday 28 January 2023 at 6.30. \nThe free anniversary concert will feature the premieres of four exciting new compositions from Naomi Dodd\, Joseph Franklin\, Christopher Healey and Julia Potter\, who participated in the 2022 Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers program. They have received mentorship from leading Australian composers including Brenton Broadstock\, Stuart Greenbaum\, Paul Stanhope and 2023 MSO Composer in Residence and Lead Mentor\, Mary Finsterer. \nSOLD OUT  View live stream FREE on MSO.LIVE
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-cybec-showcase-20th-anniversary-concert/
LOCATION:The Edge\, Federation Square
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221211T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221211T192000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sir Andrew's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:A festive favourite is reinvigorated by Sir Andrew Davis’ new orchestration\, in its second performance in Australia. \n\n\n\n\nSir Andrew Davis sang Handel’s Messiah as a boy soprano\, and his reorchestration is a labour of love. Davis describes his aim as to “clothe the work with all the colours available from a modern orchestra; as a result [he has] used such instruments as alto flute\, oboe d’amore\, harp and some percussion including marimba and even sleigh bells!” \nMessiah contains the famous “Hallelujah!” chorus which has been quoted in popular culture since its creation. A few years after its premiere in 1742\, Messiah became an Easter time fixture\, performed to raise funds for the Foundling Hospital in London. The oratorio has never fallen out of favour and is commonly performed around Christmas. \nRather than follow a specific biblical narrative\, the text of Messiah is taken from various passages in the Old and New Testament. The vibrant arias and recitatives bring colour and urgency to the subject matter\, with Handel utilising visceral word-painting throughout. \nArtists: Jacqueline Porter – Soprano; Catherine Carby – Alto; Andrew Goodwin – Tenor \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 10 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 11 Dec 5:00 PM; Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning time: 2 hours 20 minutes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $75.00 – $131.00; Concession* $70.00 – $126.00\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sir-andrews-messiah/2022-12-11/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221210T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221210T212000
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sir Andrew's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:A festive favourite is reinvigorated by Sir Andrew Davis’ new orchestration\, in its second performance in Australia. \n\n\n\n\nSir Andrew Davis sang Handel’s Messiah as a boy soprano\, and his reorchestration is a labour of love. Davis describes his aim as to “clothe the work with all the colours available from a modern orchestra; as a result [he has] used such instruments as alto flute\, oboe d’amore\, harp and some percussion including marimba and even sleigh bells!” \nMessiah contains the famous “Hallelujah!” chorus which has been quoted in popular culture since its creation. A few years after its premiere in 1742\, Messiah became an Easter time fixture\, performed to raise funds for the Foundling Hospital in London. The oratorio has never fallen out of favour and is commonly performed around Christmas. \nRather than follow a specific biblical narrative\, the text of Messiah is taken from various passages in the Old and New Testament. The vibrant arias and recitatives bring colour and urgency to the subject matter\, with Handel utilising visceral word-painting throughout. \nArtists: Jacqueline Porter – Soprano; Catherine Carby – Alto; Andrew Goodwin – Tenor \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 10 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 11 Dec 5:00 PM; Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning time: 2 hours 20 minutes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $75.00 – $131.00; Concession* $70.00 – $126.00\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sir-andrews-messiah/2022-12-10/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221203T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221203T154500
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn and Brahms
DESCRIPTION:Sir Andrew Davis returns to lead the MSO for the first time as Chief Conductor Laureate. \n\n\n\n\nDavis will be joined by MSO Young Artist in Association Christian Li\, who will tackle Mendelssohn’s astonishing Violin Concerto. \nCarl Vine’s MicroSymphony kicks into gear with an explosive beginning and barely eases in energy for the remaining ten minutes. Mellifluous passages on flute provide contrast with thundering\, frenetic material developed from a four-note motif. \nTo describe Christian Li as a violin wunderkind would not be an understatement: at ten years old he became the youngest ever winner of the Junior 1st Prize in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. Li’s precision and musical sophistication beyond his years will be showcased in Mendelssohn’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. \nBrahms composed his Fourth Symphony during a summer retreat in the mountains south of Vienna. Music critic Eduard Hanslick gave it an insightful and glowing review\, citing Brahms’ “sovereign mastery of all the secrets of counterpoint\, harmony\, and instrumentation\, [and of] the logic of development combined with the most beautiful freedom of fantasy.” \n\n\n\n\nFriday 2 Dec 7:30 PM; Saturday 3 Dec 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $129.00; Concession* $64.00 – $124.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-mendelssohn-and-brahms/2022-12-03/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221202T211500
DTSTAMP:20260429T122808
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn and Brahms
DESCRIPTION:Sir Andrew Davis returns to lead the MSO for the first time as Chief Conductor Laureate. \n\n\n\n\nDavis will be joined by MSO Young Artist in Association Christian Li\, who will tackle Mendelssohn’s astonishing Violin Concerto. \nCarl Vine’s MicroSymphony kicks into gear with an explosive beginning and barely eases in energy for the remaining ten minutes. Mellifluous passages on flute provide contrast with thundering\, frenetic material developed from a four-note motif. \nTo describe Christian Li as a violin wunderkind would not be an understatement: at ten years old he became the youngest ever winner of the Junior 1st Prize in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. Li’s precision and musical sophistication beyond his years will be showcased in Mendelssohn’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. \nBrahms composed his Fourth Symphony during a summer retreat in the mountains south of Vienna. Music critic Eduard Hanslick gave it an insightful and glowing review\, citing Brahms’ “sovereign mastery of all the secrets of counterpoint\, harmony\, and instrumentation\, [and of] the logic of development combined with the most beautiful freedom of fantasy.” \n\n\n\n\nFriday 2 Dec 7:30 PM; Saturday 3 Dec 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $129.00; Concession* $64.00 – $124.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-mendelssohn-and-brahms/2022-12-02/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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