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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration is still as potent today as it was at its premiere more than 280 years ago. \n\n\n\n\nInspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those who’ve made it a yearly tradition\, Messiah will have you singing ‘Hallelujah!’ all the way home. \n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\n\n\n\nErin Helyard (MSO Artist in Residence) Director\n\n\nStacey Alleaume Soprano\n\n\nHelen Sherman Alto\n\n\nMichael PetrucelliTenor\n\n\nDavid Greco Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\n\n\n\nWarren Trevelyan-JonesChorus director\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 14 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 15 Dec 5:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $81.00 – $139.00; Concession $76.00 – $134.00*\n\n\nGroup Standard 10+ $68.85 – $118.15\nGroup Concession 10+ $64.60 – $113.90*\n\n*Concession prices apply to pensioners\, full-time students\, under-18s and Health Care cardholders. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-handels-messiah-2/2024-12-15/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration is still as potent today as it was at its premiere more than 280 years ago. \n\n\n\n\nInspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those who’ve made it a yearly tradition\, Messiah will have you singing ‘Hallelujah!’ all the way home. \n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\n\n\n\nErin Helyard (MSO Artist in Residence) Director\n\n\nStacey Alleaume Soprano\n\n\nHelen Sherman Alto\n\n\nMichael PetrucelliTenor\n\n\nDavid Greco Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\n\n\n\nWarren Trevelyan-JonesChorus director\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 14 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 15 Dec 5:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $81.00 – $139.00; Concession $76.00 – $134.00*\n\n\nGroup Standard 10+ $68.85 – $118.15\nGroup Concession 10+ $64.60 – $113.90*\n\n*Concession prices apply to pensioners\, full-time students\, under-18s and Health Care cardholders. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-handels-messiah-2/2024-12-14/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241130T140000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival\, Ryman Healthcare Spring Gala: Beethoven's Ninth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the grand finale of our Beethoven Festival – featuring some of Australia’s best opera singers\, the MSO Chorus\, and a brand new MSO commission – under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín. \n\n\n\n\nKnown for his exceptional choral music\, the title of Sir James MacMillan’s Concerto for Orchestra is something of an enigma\, in that a concerto is conventionally written for a solo instrument and orchestra\, rather than for orchestra and… orchestra. Join us in cracking the code of this newly commissioned work from one of the UK’s most sought-after composers. \nAfter eight symphonies\, Beethoven took his Ninth to a whole new level by composing the biggest symphony in existence – a beast of a work depicting the triumphant union of all mankind. Almost entirely deaf by this point\, this landmark feat for choir and orchestra is best known for its epic finale ­­of Ode to Joy. A star-studded line-up of soloists join the MSO and MSO Chorus for this rousing performance of the great choral symphony. \n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín Conductor\n\n\nLauren Fagan Soprano; Michaela Schuster Alto; Stuart Skelton Tenor; Sam Dale Johnson Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\, Warren Trevelyan-Jones Chorus Director\n\n\nAuslan Choir\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 28 Nov 7:30 PM; Friday 29 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 30 Nov 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours (including interval \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $84.00 – $142.00; Concession $79.00 – $137.00*\n\n\nGroup Standard 10+ $71.40 – $120.70; Group Concession 10+ $67.15 – $116.45*\n\n*Concession prices apply to pensioners\, full-time students\, under-18s and Health Care cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-ryman-healthcare-spring-gala-beethovens-ninth/2024-11-30/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival\, Ryman Healthcare Spring Gala: Beethoven's Ninth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the grand finale of our Beethoven Festival – featuring some of Australia’s best opera singers\, the MSO Chorus\, and a brand new MSO commission – under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín. \n\n\n\n\nKnown for his exceptional choral music\, the title of Sir James MacMillan’s Concerto for Orchestra is something of an enigma\, in that a concerto is conventionally written for a solo instrument and orchestra\, rather than for orchestra and… orchestra. Join us in cracking the code of this newly commissioned work from one of the UK’s most sought-after composers. \nAfter eight symphonies\, Beethoven took his Ninth to a whole new level by composing the biggest symphony in existence – a beast of a work depicting the triumphant union of all mankind. Almost entirely deaf by this point\, this landmark feat for choir and orchestra is best known for its epic finale ­­of Ode to Joy. A star-studded line-up of soloists join the MSO and MSO Chorus for this rousing performance of the great choral symphony. \n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín Conductor\n\n\nLauren Fagan Soprano; Michaela Schuster Alto; Stuart Skelton Tenor; Sam Dale Johnson Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\, Warren Trevelyan-Jones Chorus Director\n\n\nAuslan Choir\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 28 Nov 7:30 PM; Friday 29 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 30 Nov 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours (including interval \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $84.00 – $142.00; Concession $79.00 – $137.00*\n\n\nGroup Standard 10+ $71.40 – $120.70; Group Concession 10+ $67.15 – $116.45*\n\n*Concession prices apply to pensioners\, full-time students\, under-18s and Health Care cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-ryman-healthcare-spring-gala-beethovens-ninth/2024-11-29/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival\, Ryman Healthcare Spring Gala: Beethoven's Ninth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the grand finale of our Beethoven Festival – featuring some of Australia’s best opera singers\, the MSO Chorus\, and a brand new MSO commission – under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín. \n\n\n\n\nKnown for his exceptional choral music\, the title of Sir James MacMillan’s Concerto for Orchestra is something of an enigma\, in that a concerto is conventionally written for a solo instrument and orchestra\, rather than for orchestra and… orchestra. Join us in cracking the code of this newly commissioned work from one of the UK’s most sought-after composers. \nAfter eight symphonies\, Beethoven took his Ninth to a whole new level by composing the biggest symphony in existence – a beast of a work depicting the triumphant union of all mankind. Almost entirely deaf by this point\, this landmark feat for choir and orchestra is best known for its epic finale ­­of Ode to Joy. A star-studded line-up of soloists join the MSO and MSO Chorus for this rousing performance of the great choral symphony. \n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín Conductor\n\n\nLauren Fagan Soprano; Michaela Schuster Alto; Stuart Skelton Tenor; Sam Dale Johnson Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\, Warren Trevelyan-Jones Chorus Director\n\n\nAuslan Choir\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 28 Nov 7:30 PM; Friday 29 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 30 Nov 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours (including interval \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $84.00 – $142.00; Concession $79.00 – $137.00*\n\n\nGroup Standard 10+ $71.40 – $120.70; Group Concession 10+ $67.15 – $116.45*\n\n*Concession prices apply to pensioners\, full-time students\, under-18s and Health Care cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-ryman-healthcare-spring-gala-beethovens-ninth/2024-11-28/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 7 & 8
DESCRIPTION:Avoid peak hour with a quick post-work Beethoven fix at this early-evening concert of his energetic and playful Seventh and Eighth symphonies. \n\n\n\n\nThe Seventh gathers momentum as it bounds along with great energy. Similar to the Sixth\, it has slight tinge of the pastoral\, though the mood is darker and punchier than its predecessor. After its premiere in 1813\, the crowd demanded to hear the second movement again – but you’ll only need to hear it once to be humming its theme on the tram home. \nIn 1812 when he was almost completely deaf\, Beethoven composed his Eighth Symphony\, which has been described quite brilliantly as one of the ‘shortest\, weirdest\, and most compelling symphonies of the 19th Century’ (The Guardian). What appears on the surface as light-hearted playfulness is in reality a radical work that challenged the idea of the symphony as a genre. It also contains one of music’s best jokes in the second movement\, where he imitates his friend’s new invention – the metronome. \n\n\n\n\nMonday 25 November 6:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\nTICKETS: Standard $79.00 – $120.00; Concession $74.00 – $115.00\n\nGroups (10 or more) \n\nStandard $67.15 – $102.00\n\n\nConcession $62.90 – $97.75
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-symphonies-7-8/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T211000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 4 & 6
DESCRIPTION:Beethoven’s two most feel-good symphonies make up the middle of our Festival fortnight. \n\n\n\n\nThe lightness of the Fourth and the escape to the country of the Sixth are musical self-care of the highest order! \nSchumann described Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony as ‘a slender Greek maiden between two Nordic giants’ – those giants being the heroic third and epic fifth symphonies. In contrast\, the Fourth’s dancing lightness gives it a quality akin to chamber music\, filled with gentle humour and elegant melodies. \nA keen rambler\, Beethoven’s joyful Pastoral Symphony takes its inspiration from nature. The composer takes us on a country walk to enjoy babbling brooks\, birdsong\, country dancing\, and caps it off with a thunderstorm. This peaceful invocation of open space\, sunshine\, and clean air is immersive\, musical escapism for city-dwellers at its finest. \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 23 November 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard $81.00 – $131.00\, Concession* $76.00 – $126.00\n\nGroups (10 or more) Standard $68.85 – $111.35; Concession* $64.60 – $107.10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-symphonies-4-6/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 2 & 5
DESCRIPTION:Join the MSO and Jaime Martín for Beethoven’s Second and Fifth symphonies in this concert of musical contrasts. \n\n\n\n\nThe Second Symphony\, with its dramatic opening and light-speed strings\, has one foot in the classical era\, and one in the romantic. With its captivating melodies and good cheer\, it’s hard to contemplate that while writing this\, Beethoven’s deafness was becoming more profound\, and he was in the darkest moments of his life. \nThe first eight notes of Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony have come to define it – referenced constantly in popular culture\, they’re also a subject of hot discussion in musical circles. Some consider them the sound of fate knocking at Beethoven’s door\, others see them as a secret\, coded message in support of the French revolution\, and others still are content simply to argue about how they should be played. In any case\, beyond the gateway of this famous opening lies an awe-inspiring symphony of epic proportions. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 21 November 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 30 minutes (including interval) Ats Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $81.00 – $131.00; Concession* $76.00 – $126.00\n\nGroups (10 or more) \n\nStandard $68.85 – $111.35; Concession* $64.60 – $107.10
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-symphonies-2-5/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241119T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241119T211000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 1 & 3
DESCRIPTION:The MSO’s Beethoven Festival kicks off at Hamer Hall with the First and Third symphonies. \n\n\n\n\nConsider this concert the musical Sparknotes version of how Beethoven constructed a symphonic footbridge between the Classical and Romantic eras. \nIn his First symphony\, Beethoven dips his toes in the symphonic waters by honouring the music of Haydn with oodles of classical charm and wit. Intentionally off-putting\, it starts in the “wrong key” before settling into C major\, and a Haydn-esque joke opens the finale – the setup is hesitant and gloomy before the musical punchline transforms it into a light\, sparkling thrill. \nThe heroic Eroica symphony saw Beethoven break away from the overt influence of Mozart and Haydn to develop his own original voice. It was this\, his rousing Third Symphony\, that ignited the musical revolution that would become the Romantic era. \n\n\n\n\nTuesday 19 November 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 40 mins (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $125.00; Concession $70.00 – $120.00\n\n\nConcession  $59.50 – $102.00\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-beethoven-festival-symphonies-1-3/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241110T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241110T213000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Youth Orchestras: ILLUMINATE
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Youth Orchestras is delighted to present ILLUMINATE: 2024 Ensemble Program Showcase \n\n\n\n\nThis end of year celebration brings together Ensemble Program participants to take the stage and shine in Hamer Hall. From morning till night\, young musicians will deliver four concerts featuring Symphonic Bands\, Wind Symphony\, String Orchestras\, Symphony Orchestras and Melbourne Youth Orchestras’ Adaptive Program. \nILLUMINATE casts light on all that Melbourne Youth Orchestras has to offer – multi concert tickets and day pass options are available. An event the whole family can enjoy. \nConcert 1: 9.30am\nAdaptive Learning – Directed by Dr Anthea Skinner\nMelbourne Youth Junior Strings (MYJS) – Conducted by Katriona Tsyrlin\nJohn Antill Youth Band (JAYB) – Conducted by James Le Fevre\nMelbourne Youth Concert Band (MYCB) – Conducted by Erin Ellenburg\nApproximate conclusion 11.15am \nConcert 2: 1.00pm\nAlexandra Cameron Strings (ACS) – Conducted by Sarah Busuttil\nMelbourne Camerata Strings (MCS) – Conducted by Dr Gareth Hill\nMelbourne Youth Strings (MYS) – Conducted by Amberley Bremner\nApproximate conclusion 2.15pm \nConcert 3: 4.00pm\nMelbourne Youth Chamber Strings (MYCS) – Conducted by Dr David Le Guen\nPercy Grainger Youth Orchestra (PGYO) – Conducted by Mark Shiell \nPGYO Program:\nMaria Grenfell – Fanfare for a City\nDvorak – Symphony no. 8\, 1st movement\nMussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain\nTchaikovsky – Symphony no. 5\, 4th movement \nApproximate conclusion 5.15pm \nConcert 4: 7.30pm\nMelbourne Youth Wind Symphony (MYWS) – Conducted by Rick Keenan\nInterval 15 mins\nMelbourne Youth Orchestra (MYO Flagship) – Conducted by Brett Kelly \nMYO Flagship Program:\nJohn Williams – Olympic Fanfare\nFlorence Price – Andante Moderato\nGustav Mahler – Symphony No.1 \nApproximate conclusion 9.30pm \n\n\n\n\nSunday 10 Nov 9:30 AM\, 1:00 PM\, 4:00 PM\, 7:30 PM\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSingle Tickets: Standard$40.00; Concession* $30.00; Child $20.00 \n2 Show packages** \n\nStandard $60.00; Concession* $45.00; Child $30.00\n\n3 Show packages*** \n\nStandard $81.00; Concession* $60.00; Child $39.00\n\n4 Show packages*** \n\nStandard $108.00; Concession* $80.00; Child $52.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-youth-orchestras-illuminate/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241031T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241031T213000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241029T081941Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Kaddish: A Holocaust Memorial Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Australian War Memorial (AWM) and the MSO mark 80 years since the liberation of the first extermination camps in 1944 with a special performance of mourning and remembrance. \nThe AWM’s first musical Artist in Residence\, Christopher Latham OAM\, curates a program that includes Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony\, a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin and William Barton\, and works by Jewish composers\, musicians and artists. \nWarning:This concert is designed to promote healing and deeper understanding of historical trauma resulting from the Holocaust\, however please note that the performance does contain racial slurs and graphic images of deceased persons and people in distress. \n\n\n\n\nTuesday 31 October 7:30 PM\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $59.00 – $120.00; Concession* $54.00 – $115.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-kaddish-a-holocaust-memorial-concert/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241029T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Kaddish Open Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Go behind the scenes for an hour with the MSO at an open rehearsal with Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey. \n\n\n\n\nYou’ll be able to eavesdrop on the dialogue between conductor and orchestra and see a fascinating part of putting on a symphonic performance\, as the musicians rehearse Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No.3 Kaddish. Please note that due to this being a working rehearsal we cannot guarantee that specific parts of this symphony will be featured. \nThis event will run for approximately 60 minutes\, however\, the exact duration of this rehearsal is subject to the conductor’s discretion on the day. \n\n\n\nWarning: This concert is designed to promote healing and deeper understanding of historical trauma resulting from the Holocaust\, however please note that the performance does contain graphic images including of deceased persons\, and people in distress. \n\n\n\n\nTuesday 29 Oct 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Timeaprox. 60 minutes \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $15.00; Additional Sub Adult$13.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-kaddish-open-rehearsal/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241019T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241019T213000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: John Williams - Sounds of Cinema
DESCRIPTION:From Star Wars to Jurassic Park\, Harry Potter to E.T\, and Indiana Jones to Superman\, no composer has shaped the sound of cinema quite like John Williams. \nWith more Academy Award nominations than any other living person\, John Williams’ music makes for an extraordinary live experience. In a specially-conceived new concert event\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, along with Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson\, Dan Golding\, and conductor Nicholas Buc\, return to guide you through the musical world of Williams in a love letter to the great Maestro. \nProgram\nAct 1\nSuperman: March\nClose Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts\nSchindler’s List: Remembrances\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra\nFar and Away: Suite \nAct 2\nJurassic Park: The Lost World: Theme\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Witches\, Wands and Wizards\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past\nStar Wars: The Phantom Menace: Anakin’s Theme\nStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March\nE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventures on Earth \n….and more surprises! \nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nNicholas Buc conductor\n‍Art of the Score\nAndrew Pogson host\nDan Golding host \nThis concert is produced in association with Concert Lab. \nThursday 17 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall\nFriday 18 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 2024 1:00pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 20247:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: Standard $93-$150; Concession $88-$145
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-john-williams-sounds-of-cinema/2024-10-19/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241019T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241019T153000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241017T080901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T080901Z
UID:10016493-1729342800-1729351800@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: John Williams - Sounds of Cinema
DESCRIPTION:From Star Wars to Jurassic Park\, Harry Potter to E.T\, and Indiana Jones to Superman\, no composer has shaped the sound of cinema quite like John Williams. \nWith more Academy Award nominations than any other living person\, John Williams’ music makes for an extraordinary live experience. In a specially-conceived new concert event\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, along with Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson\, Dan Golding\, and conductor Nicholas Buc\, return to guide you through the musical world of Williams in a love letter to the great Maestro. \nProgram\nAct 1\nSuperman: March\nClose Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts\nSchindler’s List: Remembrances\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra\nFar and Away: Suite \nAct 2\nJurassic Park: The Lost World: Theme\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Witches\, Wands and Wizards\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past\nStar Wars: The Phantom Menace: Anakin’s Theme\nStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March\nE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventures on Earth \n….and more surprises! \nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nNicholas Buc conductor\n‍Art of the Score\nAndrew Pogson host\nDan Golding host \nThis concert is produced in association with Concert Lab. \nThursday 17 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall\nFriday 18 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 2024 1:00pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 20247:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: Standard $93-$150; Concession $88-$145
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-john-williams-sounds-of-cinema/2024-10-19/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241018T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241018T213000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241017T080901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T080901Z
UID:10016492-1729279800-1729287000@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: John Williams - Sounds of Cinema
DESCRIPTION:From Star Wars to Jurassic Park\, Harry Potter to E.T\, and Indiana Jones to Superman\, no composer has shaped the sound of cinema quite like John Williams. \nWith more Academy Award nominations than any other living person\, John Williams’ music makes for an extraordinary live experience. In a specially-conceived new concert event\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, along with Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson\, Dan Golding\, and conductor Nicholas Buc\, return to guide you through the musical world of Williams in a love letter to the great Maestro. \nProgram\nAct 1\nSuperman: March\nClose Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts\nSchindler’s List: Remembrances\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra\nFar and Away: Suite \nAct 2\nJurassic Park: The Lost World: Theme\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Witches\, Wands and Wizards\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past\nStar Wars: The Phantom Menace: Anakin’s Theme\nStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March\nE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventures on Earth \n….and more surprises! \nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nNicholas Buc conductor\n‍Art of the Score\nAndrew Pogson host\nDan Golding host \nThis concert is produced in association with Concert Lab. \nThursday 17 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall\nFriday 18 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 2024 1:00pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 20247:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: Standard $93-$150; Concession $88-$145
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-john-williams-sounds-of-cinema/2024-10-18/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241017T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241017T213000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241017T080901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T080901Z
UID:10016491-1729193400-1729200600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: John Williams - Sounds of Cinema
DESCRIPTION:From Star Wars to Jurassic Park\, Harry Potter to E.T\, and Indiana Jones to Superman\, no composer has shaped the sound of cinema quite like John Williams. \nWith more Academy Award nominations than any other living person\, John Williams’ music makes for an extraordinary live experience. In a specially-conceived new concert event\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, along with Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson\, Dan Golding\, and conductor Nicholas Buc\, return to guide you through the musical world of Williams in a love letter to the great Maestro. \nProgram\nAct 1\nSuperman: March\nClose Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts\nSchindler’s List: Remembrances\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra\nFar and Away: Suite \nAct 2\nJurassic Park: The Lost World: Theme\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Witches\, Wands and Wizards\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past\nStar Wars: The Phantom Menace: Anakin’s Theme\nStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March\nE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventures on Earth \n….and more surprises! \nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nNicholas Buc conductor\n‍Art of the Score\nAndrew Pogson host\nDan Golding host \nThis concert is produced in association with Concert Lab. \nThursday 17 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall\nFriday 18 October 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 2024 1:00pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nSaturday 19 October 20247:30pm at Hamer Hall Selling fast\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: Standard $93-$150; Concession $88-$145
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-john-williams-sounds-of-cinema/2024-10-17/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241014T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241008T025404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T025404Z
UID:10016477-1728930600-1728934200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Debussy\, Wagner and Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for a heartbreakingly beautiful program as conductor Fabien Gabel leads the MSO through the thrilling illicit encounters and devastating separation of forbidden love. \n\n\n\n\nAdapted from Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist play of the same name\, Debussy’s 1898 suite of music from his the opera Pelléas and Mélisande tells the tale of doomed lovers through swirling\, impressionistic musical language. \nIf a single work had to be named to have shaped the course of history\, it may well be Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Tristan demonstrated the profound capacity of music to create drama and reveal the inner emotions of characters on a level that was\, at that time\, unimaginable. The opera’s bookends – Prelude and Liebestod (Love-Death) – ache with the passion and catastrophe of these lovers’ fates. \nRichard Strauss’ lush\, colourful Fantasy draws upon musical highlights from his 1919 operatic romance\, Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow). \n\n\n\n\nMonday 14 October 6:30 PM     Running Time1 hour (no interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\nTICKETS: Standard $59.00 – $99.00; Concession $54.00 – $94.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-debussy-wagner-and-strauss-2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241014T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241001T002417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T002417Z
UID:10016446-1728930600-1728934200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Debussy\, Wagner and Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for a heartbreakingly beautiful program as conductor Fabien Gabel leads the MSO through the thrilling illicit encounters and devastating separation of forbidden love. \n\n\n\n\nAdapted from Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist play of the same name\, Debussy’s 1898 suite of music from his the opera Pelléas and Mélisande tells the tale of doomed lovers through swirling\, impressionistic musical language. \nIf a single work had to be named to have shaped the course of history\, it may well be Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Tristan demonstrated the profound capacity of music to create drama and reveal the inner emotions of characters on a level that was\, at that time\, unimaginable. The opera’s bookends – Prelude and Liebestod (Love-Death) – ache with the passion and catastrophe of these lovers’ fates. \nRichard Strauss’ lush\, colourful Fantasy draws upon musical highlights from his 1919 operatic romance\, Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow). \n\n\n\n\nMonday 14 October\, 6:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard $59.00 – $99.00; Concession$54.00 – $94.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-debussy-wagner-and-strauss/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241012T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241012T154500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241008T023354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T023500Z
UID:10016473-1728741600-1728747900@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Forbidden Love
DESCRIPTION:From Debussy’s and Wagner’s doomed lovers to Richard Strauss’ colourful Fantasy\, this program explores the passion and catastrophe of forbidden love\, conducted by Fabien Gabel. \n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Dariescu joins the MSO as soloist in Clara Schumann’s long overlooked Piano Concerto. \nAdapted from Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist play of the same name\, Debussy’s 1898 suite of music from his the opera Pelléas and Mélisande tells the tale of doomed lovers through swirling\, impressionistic musical language. \nDespite being forbidden by her father to marry Robert Schumann\, Clara did just that\, the day before her 21st birthday. A renowned concert pianist and talented composer\, Clara had premiered her own Piano Concerto\, filled with ravishing\, memorable themes\, at the age of just sixteen. While she continued to perform across Europe to great acclaim after marrying Robert\, her own compositional works were largely overlooked by the male-dominated world of classical music. In recent years\, her brilliance as a composer has been recognised\, in no small part due to this compelling concerto. \nIf a single work had to be named to have shaped the course of history\, it may well be Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Tristan demonstrated the profound capacity of music to create drama and reveal the inner emotions of characters on a level that was\, at that time\, unimaginable. The opera’s bookends – Prelude and Liebestod (Love-Death) – ache with the passion and catastrophe of these lovers’ fates. \nRichard Strauss’ lush\, colourful Fantasy draws upon music from his 1919 operatic romance\, Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow). \n\n\n\n\nThursday 10 October 7:30 PM; Saturday 12 October 2:00 PM\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-forbidden-love/2024-10-12/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T211500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241008T023354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T023500Z
UID:10016472-1728588600-1728594900@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Forbidden Love
DESCRIPTION:From Debussy’s and Wagner’s doomed lovers to Richard Strauss’ colourful Fantasy\, this program explores the passion and catastrophe of forbidden love\, conducted by Fabien Gabel. \n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Dariescu joins the MSO as soloist in Clara Schumann’s long overlooked Piano Concerto. \nAdapted from Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist play of the same name\, Debussy’s 1898 suite of music from his the opera Pelléas and Mélisande tells the tale of doomed lovers through swirling\, impressionistic musical language. \nDespite being forbidden by her father to marry Robert Schumann\, Clara did just that\, the day before her 21st birthday. A renowned concert pianist and talented composer\, Clara had premiered her own Piano Concerto\, filled with ravishing\, memorable themes\, at the age of just sixteen. While she continued to perform across Europe to great acclaim after marrying Robert\, her own compositional works were largely overlooked by the male-dominated world of classical music. In recent years\, her brilliance as a composer has been recognised\, in no small part due to this compelling concerto. \nIf a single work had to be named to have shaped the course of history\, it may well be Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Tristan demonstrated the profound capacity of music to create drama and reveal the inner emotions of characters on a level that was\, at that time\, unimaginable. The opera’s bookends – Prelude and Liebestod (Love-Death) – ache with the passion and catastrophe of these lovers’ fates. \nRichard Strauss’ lush\, colourful Fantasy draws upon music from his 1919 operatic romance\, Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow). \n\n\n\n\nThursday 10 October 7:30 PM; Saturday 12 October 2:00 PM\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-forbidden-love/2024-10-10/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241005T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241005T211500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241001T000306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T000306Z
UID:10016444-1728156600-1728162900@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto
DESCRIPTION:Legendary English cellist Steven Isserlis returns to Melbourne for this exhilarating program conducted by Benjamin Northey\, anchored by Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto and Prokoviev’s shimmering final symphony. \n\n\n\n\nComposer Yasushi Akutagawa was so enamoured with Russian music that he entered the Soviet Union illegally in 1954\, where he established friendships with Shostakovich\, Khachaturian and Kabalevsky\, among others. This fantastic Triptyque (1953) for string orchestra fuses the punchiness of the Russian musical tradition with the folk sounds of his native Japan. \nShostakovich’s First Cello Concerto was written in 1959 for his friend\, the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. The latter was so taken with it\, that he learned it by heart in just four days. \nEmerging Australian composer Naomi Dodd is known for her emotional\, passion-filled works that spring from everyday experiences. Witness the premiere of a new work commissioned as part of the Cybec Young Composers’ Program. \nCompleted the year before his death in 1953\, Prokofiev’s seventh and final symphony showcases his mastery of the orchestra\, its apparent simplicity masking deep musical and emotional complexity. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 3 Oc 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 5 Oct 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-shostakovichs-first-cello-concerto/2024-10-05/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T211500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20241001T000306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T000306Z
UID:10016443-1727983800-1727990100@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto
DESCRIPTION:Legendary English cellist Steven Isserlis returns to Melbourne for this exhilarating program conducted by Benjamin Northey\, anchored by Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto and Prokoviev’s shimmering final symphony. \n\n\n\n\nComposer Yasushi Akutagawa was so enamoured with Russian music that he entered the Soviet Union illegally in 1954\, where he established friendships with Shostakovich\, Khachaturian and Kabalevsky\, among others. This fantastic Triptyque (1953) for string orchestra fuses the punchiness of the Russian musical tradition with the folk sounds of his native Japan. \nShostakovich’s First Cello Concerto was written in 1959 for his friend\, the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. The latter was so taken with it\, that he learned it by heart in just four days. \nEmerging Australian composer Naomi Dodd is known for her emotional\, passion-filled works that spring from everyday experiences. Witness the premiere of a new work commissioned as part of the Cybec Young Composers’ Program. \nCompleted the year before his death in 1953\, Prokofiev’s seventh and final symphony showcases his mastery of the orchestra\, its apparent simplicity masking deep musical and emotional complexity. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 3 Oc 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 5 Oct 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-shostakovichs-first-cello-concerto/2024-10-03/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240922T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240916T000525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T000525Z
UID:10016413-1727024400-1727031600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Controversy still surrounds Shostakovich’s 1937 Fifth Symphony and whether it was intended as a parodic display against Stalin or a cowering conformist’s response to the recently banned Fourth Symphony — which audiences would have to wait another 25 years to hear. \n\n\n\n\nEither way\, the premiere of the Fifth Symphony was an overwhelming success which appealed to both the public – some of whom openly wept during the largo movement – and the Union of Soviet Composer bureaucrats. However\, there was official concern at how tumultuous the applause was and whether the 30-minute standing ovation was actually a public condemnation of how the composer was being treated by the Soviet Regime. Shostakovich created a perfect bittersweet balance between joy and sorrow and with its comedic second movement and triumphant finale\, it continues to please audiences today and remains one of Shostakovich’s most performed and beloved works. \nBefore the interval the ensemble will perform Dvorak’s sublime (and symphonically scaled) Cello Concerto in B minor\, which was inspired by a trip the composer took to Niagara Falls. When he saw the spectacle\, Dvorak exclaimed “now there is a symphony in b minor!” After the first performance\, the concerto was dubbed Dvorak’s tenth symphony…but it was a surprise (even to the composer) that he wrote it at all as he previously considered the cello (with its “nasal high register and mumbling bass”) not worthy to warrant a concerto! The soloist\, Caleb Wong was a previous winner of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concerto Aria competition. Caleb continued his studies at Northwestern University in the US and has returned to Melbourne to join the cello section of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. We welcome him back to celebrate his achievements and also to claim his competition prize of performing with The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nSunday 22 September 5:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: A limit of 2 tickets per transaction applies.\nFREE \nPlease note: Limit of 2 tickets per transaction.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-university-of-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240914T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240914T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240910T064554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T064554Z
UID:10016393-1726342200-1726348200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Tan Dun: Nine
DESCRIPTION:MSO Artistic Ambassadors Tan Dun and Lu Siqing join the Orchestra for a celebratory performance. \n\n\n\n\nThis concert opens with the Overture to Beethoven’s only ballet. The energetic score represents Prometheus fleeing from heaven after stealing fire from the Gods. \nTan Dun’s Violin Concerto seamlessly blends Eastern and Western musical traditions\, here performed by Lu Siqing. \nPaired with the famous Ode to Joy from the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth\, Tan Dun conducts the Australian premier of his choral concerto\, Nine. This work is Dun’s response to Beethoven\, co-commissioned by the MSO and the Philharmonic Society of London – the very group who commissioned Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony two hundred years ago. \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 14 September 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $75 – $125 \n\n\n\n\nStandard $75.00 – $125.00; Concession $70.00 – $120.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-tan-dun-nine/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240908T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240908T163000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240906T071223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240906T071223Z
UID:10016371-1725805800-1725813000@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Australian Chamber Orchestra – Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach
DESCRIPTION:Sparks fly and melodies soar when Richard Tognetti directs music close to the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s heart. \n\n\n\n\nMendelssohn’s music is pure pleasure. One of the great prodigies\, he wrote his sunny Octet at just 16 years of age. It’s one of the most loved pieces of chamber music ever written and a favourite of the ACO. In their hands\, its youthful exuberance just about leaps off the stage. \nMoving from one young genius to another: the ACO presents a new commission from trailblazing young composer Jakub Jankowski in his first work for string orchestra. Hailing from Adelaide\, he’s a fresh voice in classical music. Opening the program\, Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s pulsating octet Illumine makes a striking contrast with the Mendelssohn. \nIf Mendelssohn is pleasure\, then Bach is worship. \nBach sought God in his music and became like a god for musicians\, a touchstone to which all other music is compared. His music is filled with drama\, joy and remarkable discipline. Hearing it\, playing it\, is an act of worship. \nThat is an altar to which Richard Tognetti will return to again and again. His recordings of Bach’s violin music won three successive ARIA Awards. Live\, his interpretation of the great Violin Concerto in A minor is a powerful experience: intimate and electrifying. \nLike all the best performances\, this concert will remind you of why you love music. \n\nSunday 8 Sep 2:30 PM    Running Time 2 Hours\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\nTICKETS: $25 – $150
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/australian-chamber-orchestra-tognetti-mendelssohn-bach-2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240907T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240907T214500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240903T104850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T104850Z
UID:10016366-1725737400-1725745500@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák and Bruckner
DESCRIPTION:The MSO welcomes extraordinary violinist Karen Gomyo and German-based Australian conductor Daniel Carter for this glorious program of Czech and German gems to satiate your musical soul. \n\n\n\n\nSmetana’s exuberant overture to his 1866 comic opera The Bartered Bride weaves dance-like Czech folk tunes with rollicking strings and characterful woodwinds\, hurtling toward a triumphant finale. \nDvořák wrote his Violin Concerto for the superstar virtuoso Joseph Joachim\, who expressed his disapproval over elements of the composition\, and then ultimately refused to perform it. But Joachim’s loss is Gomyo’s gain – the work’s lush\, romantic Adagio\, and its animated\, folk-inspired dance forms have cemented its popularity with violinists and audiences alike. \nIn contrast to the fast-paced works above\, Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony takes its time\, in no rush to show its full character too soon. Instead\, this broad work starts with solo horn against a backdrop of simmering strings\, building throughout until the demure opening theme metamorphoses into a bursting\, glorious finale. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 5 September 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 7 September 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-dvorak-and-bruckner/2024-09-07/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240905T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240905T214500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
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UID:10016365-1725564600-1725572700@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák and Bruckner
DESCRIPTION:The MSO welcomes extraordinary violinist Karen Gomyo and German-based Australian conductor Daniel Carter for this glorious program of Czech and German gems to satiate your musical soul. \n\n\n\n\nSmetana’s exuberant overture to his 1866 comic opera The Bartered Bride weaves dance-like Czech folk tunes with rollicking strings and characterful woodwinds\, hurtling toward a triumphant finale. \nDvořák wrote his Violin Concerto for the superstar virtuoso Joseph Joachim\, who expressed his disapproval over elements of the composition\, and then ultimately refused to perform it. But Joachim’s loss is Gomyo’s gain – the work’s lush\, romantic Adagio\, and its animated\, folk-inspired dance forms have cemented its popularity with violinists and audiences alike. \nIn contrast to the fast-paced works above\, Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony takes its time\, in no rush to show its full character too soon. Instead\, this broad work starts with solo horn against a backdrop of simmering strings\, building throughout until the demure opening theme metamorphoses into a bursting\, glorious finale. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 5 September 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 7 September 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-dvorak-and-bruckner/2024-09-05/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240831T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240831T154000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240829T065159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T065308Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Fauré's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Experience the otherworldly in this sublime program conducted by Lawrence Renes\, culminating in Fauré’s divine Requiem\, featuring the MSO Chorus and much-loved soloists Siobhan Stagg and Roderick Williams. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the mental image of entering a mythical cave\, Elena Kats-Chernin’s moody\, hymn-like work transports its audience to a mesmerising and fantastical domain. \nThe ability of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony to lure its listener to another dimension is remarkable. The structure of tempo changes in this seamless patchwork of a piece means that time behaves almost as an illusion. The music’s imperceptible shifting of gears results in an immersive\, wonderfully-disorienting experience. \nA Requiem – a mass for the dead – might seem a strange choice for a composer who was described by his son as ‘a sceptic’. This perspective proved an asset for Fauré\, who brings a vastly different message to his Requiem than his predecessors. Instead of a haunting\, sombre work\, Fauré’s is a profound meditation on the restful warmth waiting in paradise \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 29 August\, 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 31 August\, 2:00 PM\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-faures-requiem/2024-08-31/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240829T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240829T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240829T065159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T065308Z
UID:10016361-1724959800-1724965800@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Fauré's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Experience the otherworldly in this sublime program conducted by Lawrence Renes\, culminating in Fauré’s divine Requiem\, featuring the MSO Chorus and much-loved soloists Siobhan Stagg and Roderick Williams. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the mental image of entering a mythical cave\, Elena Kats-Chernin’s moody\, hymn-like work transports its audience to a mesmerising and fantastical domain. \nThe ability of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony to lure its listener to another dimension is remarkable. The structure of tempo changes in this seamless patchwork of a piece means that time behaves almost as an illusion. The music’s imperceptible shifting of gears results in an immersive\, wonderfully-disorienting experience. \nA Requiem – a mass for the dead – might seem a strange choice for a composer who was described by his son as ‘a sceptic’. This perspective proved an asset for Fauré\, who brings a vastly different message to his Requiem than his predecessors. Instead of a haunting\, sombre work\, Fauré’s is a profound meditation on the restful warmth waiting in paradise \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 29 August\, 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 31 August\, 2:00 PM\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\nTICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-faures-requiem/2024-08-29/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T184500
DTSTAMP:20260512T053932
CREATED:20240811T065414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T065414Z
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SUMMARY:The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Scheherazade
DESCRIPTION:Based on The Arabian Nights\, this story begins with Scheherazade’s marriage to Sultan Schakhriar (known for having executed all of his previous wives\, the day after each wedding). \nBeing the executioner’s daughter and in an attempt to save her own life\, Scheherazade begins telling the Sultan extended fairy tales – each one with a climactic cliff-hanger. Desperate to hear the conclusion\, the Sultan permits her to live for just one more day. The next evening\, she concludes the story but then immediately begins another\, even more fantastical than the last! For 1001 nights this continues\, until the Sultan realises that he cannot live without her. In Rimsky-Korsakoff’s telling of this story\, the concertmaster takes on the role of Scheherazade and the trombones depict the Sultan.  \nThe University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will open the concert with the Victorian Premiere of Miriama Young’s Kinds of Blue.  Written with Scheherazade in mind\, this work draws inspiration from: four of Mark Rothko’s blue-centric works; Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain and filmmaker\, Derek Jarman’s Chroma. The piece is written from a synaesthetic perspective and is structurally based on the tension between the deep blue of E major and light sky blue of F# minor\, exploring the duality of these two colours\, as expressed in the works of Rimsky-Korsakov (who was a synesthete – seeing specific colours when hearing music). \nJust before the interval the ensemble will be fusing jazz and classical music with the Cyber Bird Concerto\, written in 1994 by Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu. This work is strictly a triple concerto and places a jazz trio of saxophone\, piano and percussion at the front of the stage. In this performance\, Melbourne Conservatorium 2022 Concerto/Aria Competition winner Justinn Lu will be the saxophone soloist.  \nSunday 18 August 5:00 PM; Running Time 1 hour 45 minutes (including 20 minute interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\,Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: Free limit of two per person
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-university-of-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-scheherazade/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Faculty of Fine Arts and Music%2C The University of Melbourne":MAILTO:fineartsmusic-er@unimelb.edu.au
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