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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Rachmaninov and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:oined by dazzling Belgian pianist Denis Kozhukhin\, Jaime Martín conducts the MSO in this uplifting program of musical treats\, including a lively operatic overture\, Rachmaninov’s enduringly popular Second Piano Concerto\, and a sparkling symphony from Dvořák. \nThe Overture to Glinka’s opera Ruslan and Lyudmila is the epitome of orchestral curtain-raisers\, with a furiously fast and infectious opening and rollicking good fun throughout. \nRachmaninov’s vibrant piano writing is set against the full warmth and richness of the orchestra in this musical delight of lyrical melodies\, turbulent swells\, and elegant charm. It is no wonder this continues to be one of Rachmaninov’s most popular works with audiences. \nDvořák’s Eighth Symphony is\, simply\, a joy. The music has a natural\, unforced quality that belies its complexity\, and layers of truly original textures and ear-worm-worthy melodies shine with sparkling clarity.” \nGlinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture\nRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2\nDvorak: Symphony No.8 \nThursday 27 June 7:30 PM; Saturday 29 June 7:30 PM\nRunning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nPrice range: Standard $79.00 – $129.00; Concession$74.00 – $124.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-rachmaninov-and-dvorak/2024-06-29/
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Rachmaninov and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:oined by dazzling Belgian pianist Denis Kozhukhin\, Jaime Martín conducts the MSO in this uplifting program of musical treats\, including a lively operatic overture\, Rachmaninov’s enduringly popular Second Piano Concerto\, and a sparkling symphony from Dvořák. \nThe Overture to Glinka’s opera Ruslan and Lyudmila is the epitome of orchestral curtain-raisers\, with a furiously fast and infectious opening and rollicking good fun throughout. \nRachmaninov’s vibrant piano writing is set against the full warmth and richness of the orchestra in this musical delight of lyrical melodies\, turbulent swells\, and elegant charm. It is no wonder this continues to be one of Rachmaninov’s most popular works with audiences. \nDvořák’s Eighth Symphony is\, simply\, a joy. The music has a natural\, unforced quality that belies its complexity\, and layers of truly original textures and ear-worm-worthy melodies shine with sparkling clarity.” \nGlinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture\nRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2\nDvorak: Symphony No.8 \nThursday 27 June 7:30 PM; Saturday 29 June 7:30 PM\nRunning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nPrice range: Standard $79.00 – $129.00; Concession$74.00 – $124.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-rachmaninov-and-dvorak/2024-06-27/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240624T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240625T213000
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SUMMARY:Altstaedt Plays Haydn and Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:The world-renowned cellist and master storyteller makes his ACO debut as soloist and guest director. \nWhen the cello sings\, we hear something akin to the human voice: sensuous\, rich\, profound. When Nicolas Altstaedt holds the bow\, the cello is all that and more\, becoming a master storyteller. \nIt’s been more than a decade since the young cellist burst onto the world stage as a BBC New Generation Artist\, with his unruly curls\, unorthodox concert attire and pure talent. Since then\, he’s piled up musical accolades from the stages of New York\, London and beyond. Now is your chance to see his Australian Chamber Orchestra debut as both director and soloist. \nHaydn’s Cello Concerto in C major is such an audience favourite\, it’s hard to believe it was nearly lost to history. Found in a Prague library just 60 years ago\, the score reveals Haydn’s gift for invention. For all his form and symmetry\, Haydn was a visionary\, breaking musical boundaries with each new work. Two centuries later\, his influence is still felt in the music of 20th-century masters Xenakis and Kurtág. \nTchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations hark back to the classical style of Haydn from a completely different musical world. These enchanting variations for cello and orchestra are by turns virtuosic and lyrical\, and will be performed in a new arrangement for cello and strings. \nThe spirit and jubilation of Haydn is matched by the thrilling energy and wistful defiance of Four Transylvanian Dances by the Hungarian-born Sándor Veress. Written as an ode to a home he could never return to\, they remind us that\, for all its Classical elegance\, Haydn’s music was steeped in the same folk-infused Hungarian rhythms. \nAltstaedt’s debut will showcase the many voices of his cello along with the vitality and dynamism of the ACO. This promises to be a very special collaboration. \nSunday 23 June 2:30 PM; Monday 24 June 7:30 PM\nRunning Time: 2 Hours \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nPrice range\nStandard $49.00 – $150.00\nConcession*$49.00 – $139.00\nUnder 35 (A-D Reserve)$35.00\nStudent (B Reserve only)$25.00\n*Concession include Veterans’ Affairs pensioners\, Centrelink-issued Pension and Commonwealth Healthcare cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/altstaedt-plays-haydn-and-tchaikovsky/2024-06-24/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Altstaedt Plays Haydn and Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:The world-renowned cellist and master storyteller makes his ACO debut as soloist and guest director. \nWhen the cello sings\, we hear something akin to the human voice: sensuous\, rich\, profound. When Nicolas Altstaedt holds the bow\, the cello is all that and more\, becoming a master storyteller. \nIt’s been more than a decade since the young cellist burst onto the world stage as a BBC New Generation Artist\, with his unruly curls\, unorthodox concert attire and pure talent. Since then\, he’s piled up musical accolades from the stages of New York\, London and beyond. Now is your chance to see his Australian Chamber Orchestra debut as both director and soloist. \nHaydn’s Cello Concerto in C major is such an audience favourite\, it’s hard to believe it was nearly lost to history. Found in a Prague library just 60 years ago\, the score reveals Haydn’s gift for invention. For all his form and symmetry\, Haydn was a visionary\, breaking musical boundaries with each new work. Two centuries later\, his influence is still felt in the music of 20th-century masters Xenakis and Kurtág. \nTchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations hark back to the classical style of Haydn from a completely different musical world. These enchanting variations for cello and orchestra are by turns virtuosic and lyrical\, and will be performed in a new arrangement for cello and strings. \nThe spirit and jubilation of Haydn is matched by the thrilling energy and wistful defiance of Four Transylvanian Dances by the Hungarian-born Sándor Veress. Written as an ode to a home he could never return to\, they remind us that\, for all its Classical elegance\, Haydn’s music was steeped in the same folk-infused Hungarian rhythms. \nAltstaedt’s debut will showcase the many voices of his cello along with the vitality and dynamism of the ACO. This promises to be a very special collaboration. \nSunday 23 June 2:30 PM; Monday 24 June 7:30 PM\nRunning Time: 2 Hours \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nPrice range\nStandard $49.00 – $150.00\nConcession*$49.00 – $139.00\nUnder 35 (A-D Reserve)$35.00\nStudent (B Reserve only)$25.00\n*Concession include Veterans’ Affairs pensioners\, Centrelink-issued Pension and Commonwealth Healthcare cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/altstaedt-plays-haydn-and-tchaikovsky/2024-06-23/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240620T193000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic 100 in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Spend a feel-good night with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, ABC presenters and special guests. \nThe Classic 100 is Australia’s favourite classical music event. Every year for over two decades\, ABC Classic have asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces on a particular theme\, counting down the results across an exciting weekend in June. \nThis year’s theme is ‘Feel Good’ – the uplifting tunes that make you smile\, the mood-boosting songs that get you through the day\, and the music that soundtracks your life and soothes your soul. Experience highlights from the countdown live with this special MSO performance. \nConducted by Ben Northey\, be a part of the audience for this special performance\, filmed for ABC TV\, iView and ABC Classic! \nThursday 20 June 7:30 PM  Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nPrice range\nStandard$69.00 – $119.00\nConcession*$64.00 – $114.00\nGroups (10 or more) \nStandard$58.65 – $101.15\nConcession*$54.40 – $96.90\n*Concession prices are available to Pensioners\, Health Care Card holders\, full-time students\, and under 16s. \nDynamic pricing applies to this event. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted\, either up or down\, based on real-time market demand and without notice.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-classic-100-in-concert-3/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T143000
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SUMMARY:Orchestra Victoria with Andrea Lam
DESCRIPTION:Appearing in concert halls from Carnegie Hall  to the Sydney Opera House\, pianist Andrea Lam’s career spans across the globe.  \nAppearing in concert halls from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House\, pianist Andrea Lam’s career spans across the globe. \nRenowned for her crystalline clarity\, expressive lyrism and virtuosity\, she has been inspiring and enrapturing audiences ever since her orchestral debut at age thirteen. \nFor this special Morning Melodies program\, Andrea will join forces with Orchestra Victoria to present a concert of works handpicked for their significance in her life and career\, interwoven with conversation in which Andrea will share the stories behind their selection. \nMonday 17 June 11:00 AM\, 1:30 PM   Running Time 1 hour
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/orchestra-victoria-with-andrea-lam/2024-06-17/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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SUMMARY:Orchestra Victoria with Andrea Lam
DESCRIPTION:Appearing in concert halls from Carnegie Hall  to the Sydney Opera House\, pianist Andrea Lam’s career spans across the globe.  \nAppearing in concert halls from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House\, pianist Andrea Lam’s career spans across the globe. \nRenowned for her crystalline clarity\, expressive lyrism and virtuosity\, she has been inspiring and enrapturing audiences ever since her orchestral debut at age thirteen. \nFor this special Morning Melodies program\, Andrea will join forces with Orchestra Victoria to present a concert of works handpicked for their significance in her life and career\, interwoven with conversation in which Andrea will share the stories behind their selection. \nMonday 17 June 11:00 AM\, 1:30 PM   Running Time 1 hour
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/orchestra-victoria-with-andrea-lam/2024-06-17/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240615T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240615T160000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Schumann and Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:Join the MSO and conductor Anja Bihlmaier in exploring the musical introspection of two of classical music’s most profoundly talented and intensely emotional composers. \nLord Byron’s poem Manfred follows a man tortured by guilt\, who summons supernatural beings before dying from madness. The story presents devastating parallels to Schumann’s own mental health decline\, and this Overture – written to accompany the poem – captures its emotional intensity with great beauty and striking intimacy. \nStarting with a literal bang from the timpani and strings\, Robert Schumann’s arresting\, romantic concerto for piano and orchestra is impulsive – almost manic\, even – in its creativity. Pianist Alexander Melnikov brings true star power and originality to this fantastic concerto. \nTchaikovsky considered his Sixth Symphony as ‘the best thing I ever composed or shall compose’. Full of nostalgic warmth\, passion\, and heart\, the Sixth is a musical meditation on the joys of a life remembered\, tempered by the inevitability of death. It ends\, not in jubilant celebration as was the symphonic tradition at the time\, but in a supremely effective fade out to silence. \nThursday 13 Jun7:30 PM\nSaturday 15 Jun2:00 PM\nRunning Time\n2 hours (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nStandard$75.00 – $139.00\nConcession$70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-schumann-and-tchaikovsky/2024-06-15/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Schumann and Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:Join the MSO and conductor Anja Bihlmaier in exploring the musical introspection of two of classical music’s most profoundly talented and intensely emotional composers. \nLord Byron’s poem Manfred follows a man tortured by guilt\, who summons supernatural beings before dying from madness. The story presents devastating parallels to Schumann’s own mental health decline\, and this Overture – written to accompany the poem – captures its emotional intensity with great beauty and striking intimacy. \nStarting with a literal bang from the timpani and strings\, Robert Schumann’s arresting\, romantic concerto for piano and orchestra is impulsive – almost manic\, even – in its creativity. Pianist Alexander Melnikov brings true star power and originality to this fantastic concerto. \nTchaikovsky considered his Sixth Symphony as ‘the best thing I ever composed or shall compose’. Full of nostalgic warmth\, passion\, and heart\, the Sixth is a musical meditation on the joys of a life remembered\, tempered by the inevitability of death. It ends\, not in jubilant celebration as was the symphonic tradition at the time\, but in a supremely effective fade out to silence. \nThursday 13 Jun7:30 PM\nSaturday 15 Jun2:00 PM\nRunning Time\n2 hours (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nStandard$75.00 – $139.00\nConcession$70.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-schumann-and-tchaikovsky/2024-06-13/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T204500
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SUMMARY:Katie Noonan x MSO Love – An Act of Bravery
DESCRIPTION:Five-time ARIA award-winning artist Katie Noonan joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Youth Orchestra for an unforgettable evening celebrating love\, acts of kindness and bravery. \n\n\n\n\nEqually at home leading a symphony orchestra as she is in a small jazz club\, Katie will perform a genre-defying concert featuring selections by Britten\, Bernstein and Joni Mitchell\, orchestrated versions of her original music\, and more. \nConducted by Carlo Antonioli\, this must-see performance with one of the greatest Australian singers of all time will be a spine-tingling experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBritten Les Illuminations (selections)\n\n\nNaomi Dodd New Work*\n\n\nPurcell Dido’s Lament\n\n\nKatie Noonan (arr. Grabowsky) Bluebird\n\n\nKatie Noonan (arr. Grabowsky) Love’s my song for you\n\n\nBernstein Somewhere from West Side Story\n\n\nBernstein I have a love\n\n\nHubbell (arr. Newcomb) Poor Butterfly\n\n\nKosma (arr. Lyall) Les Feuilles Mortes\n\n\nJoni Mitchell (arr. Mendoza) A case of you\n\n\nKatie Noonan (arr. Newcomb)\nSpecial Ones\n\n\nKatie Noonan (arr. Davidson)\nBreathe in now\n\n\n*World premiere of an MSO Commission by the 2024 Cybec Young Composer in Residence\n\nThursday 30 May 7:30 PM Running TimeApproximately 75 minutes (excluding interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $69 – $119
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/katie-noonan-x-mso-love-an-act-of-bravery/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240518T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240518T211000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov and Weinberg
DESCRIPTION:Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth performs Weinberg’s extraordinary concerto\, the perfect work to highlight the instrument’s considerable range. \n\n\n\n\nAmerican conductor Jonathon Heyward rounds out the A-list for this spectacular concert anchored by Rachmaninov’s expressive Third Symphony. \nShostakovich’s aptly-named Festive Overture is the perfect orchestral party piece\, opening the concert with a brassy fanfare to set the mood for the two incredible works to follow. \nComposed in 1967 by Polish-born Mieczyslaw Weinberg\, each of his trumpet concerto’s three movements – Etudes\, Episodes\, and Fanfares – highlights a distinct personality of the instrument. The first movement’s zany rhythmic jollity gives way to earnest darkness in the second\, before the finale’s quiet\, heavy strings are overlayed with a bright fanfare. \nRussian composer Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his third and final symphony in exile in the 1930s. Those sweeping melodies for which Rachmaninov is known are at the forefront\, but underpinned by a hidden depth of uneasiness and unpredictability. \nNotes *Due to personal circumstances\, Jonathan Heyward is unable to conduct as originally scheduled. \n\nThursday 16 May\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 18 May\, 7:30 PM   Running Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $20 – $125
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-rachmaninov-and-weinberg/2024-05-18/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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SUMMARY:MSO Mornings: Rachmaninov's Third Symphony
DESCRIPTION:Always a favourite conductor with MSO audiences\, Lawrence Renes leads the MSO in this stellar program of Rachmaninov’s sweeping third and final symphony and Shostakovich’s effervescent overture. \n\n\n\n\nShostakovich’s aptly-named Festive Overture is the perfect orchestral party piece\, opening the concert with a brassy fanfare to set the mood for the incredible work to follow. \nRussian composer Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his third and final symphony in exile in the 1930s. The sweeping melodies for which Rachmaninov is known are underpinned by a hidden depth of uneasiness and unpredictability. \n\nFriday 17 May 11:00 AM   Running Time1 hour (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: Standard: $59.00 – $99.00; Concession: $54.00 – $94.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-mornings-rachmaninovs-third-symphony/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240516T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240517T104242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T104242Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov and Weinberg
DESCRIPTION:Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth performs Weinberg’s extraordinary concerto\, the perfect work to highlight the instrument’s considerable range. \n\n\n\n\nAmerican conductor Jonathon Heyward rounds out the A-list for this spectacular concert anchored by Rachmaninov’s expressive Third Symphony. \nShostakovich’s aptly-named Festive Overture is the perfect orchestral party piece\, opening the concert with a brassy fanfare to set the mood for the two incredible works to follow. \nComposed in 1967 by Polish-born Mieczyslaw Weinberg\, each of his trumpet concerto’s three movements – Etudes\, Episodes\, and Fanfares – highlights a distinct personality of the instrument. The first movement’s zany rhythmic jollity gives way to earnest darkness in the second\, before the finale’s quiet\, heavy strings are overlayed with a bright fanfare. \nRussian composer Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his third and final symphony in exile in the 1930s. Those sweeping melodies for which Rachmaninov is known are at the forefront\, but underpinned by a hidden depth of uneasiness and unpredictability. \nNotes *Due to personal circumstances\, Jonathan Heyward is unable to conduct as originally scheduled. \n\nThursday 16 May\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 18 May\, 7:30 PM   Running Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $20 – $125
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-rachmaninov-and-weinberg/2024-05-16/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240511T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240511T155000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Debussy and Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín conductor\nMusicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)+ \n+This performance is part of ANAM and MSO’s Orchestral Training Partnership. \nSmyth Overture from The Wreckers\nDebussy La Mer\nR. Strauss Ein Heldenleben \nAbout this performance\nFrom Greek tragedies to Marvel movies\, the Hero protagonist is an enduring feature of storytelling. Join the MSO under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martin for this fast-paced\, action-packed homage to the heroic. \n\nTurn-of-the-century English composer Ethel Smyth was a heroic rebel of the highest order. A bisexual leader of the suffragette movement\, she served a stint in prison\, and challenged the prejudices of the musical establishment\, all with a flourish of anti-authoritarian flair. Her intensely powerful and socially-damning 1906 opera The Wreckers follows a hypocritical community of Cornish plunderers who lure ships amidst raging storms onto rocks to loot their cargo.\nDebussy’s divine masterpiece\, La Mer\, is a rich and evocative portrayal of the sea and its many moods. A master of musical colour\, Debussy captures his lifelong love of the sea – a romance that had once almost led him to become a sailor. In this shimmering work\, he reveals his attachment to “my old friend\, the sea; it is always endless and beautiful.” Completed in Eastbourne on the English Channel coast\, Debussy also drew on visual inspiration from an earlier generation of painters\, including Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa\, which was a source of key inspiration for Debussy\, and became the cover of the score.\nInspired by Beethoven’s Eroica (heroic) Symphony\, Strauss wrote his tone poem\, Ein Heldenleben\, to depict the various key ingredients in the life of a hero\, including Adversaries\, Companions\, Battles\, and Works of Peace. Strauss strenuously denied allegations that he had based the work on himself\, but later admitted that he felt he was ‘no less interesting than Napoleon’\, and indeed\, the work quotes many of Strauss’ earlier works. Regardless – Ein Heldenleben\, with triumphant brass and swelling romantic lyricism – is a flattering picture of any heroic subject.\n\nThursday 09 May 2024\, 7:30pm\n\nSaturday 11 May 2024\, 2:00pm\n\nDuration: approx. 1 hour and 50 minutes including interval \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $75-$139; Concession $70-$134; Child (under 18 years) $20
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-debussy-and-strauss/2024-05-11/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240509T212000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T091601Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Debussy and Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín conductor\nMusicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)+ \n+This performance is part of ANAM and MSO’s Orchestral Training Partnership. \nSmyth Overture from The Wreckers\nDebussy La Mer\nR. Strauss Ein Heldenleben \nAbout this performance\nFrom Greek tragedies to Marvel movies\, the Hero protagonist is an enduring feature of storytelling. Join the MSO under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martin for this fast-paced\, action-packed homage to the heroic. \n\nTurn-of-the-century English composer Ethel Smyth was a heroic rebel of the highest order. A bisexual leader of the suffragette movement\, she served a stint in prison\, and challenged the prejudices of the musical establishment\, all with a flourish of anti-authoritarian flair. Her intensely powerful and socially-damning 1906 opera The Wreckers follows a hypocritical community of Cornish plunderers who lure ships amidst raging storms onto rocks to loot their cargo.\nDebussy’s divine masterpiece\, La Mer\, is a rich and evocative portrayal of the sea and its many moods. A master of musical colour\, Debussy captures his lifelong love of the sea – a romance that had once almost led him to become a sailor. In this shimmering work\, he reveals his attachment to “my old friend\, the sea; it is always endless and beautiful.” Completed in Eastbourne on the English Channel coast\, Debussy also drew on visual inspiration from an earlier generation of painters\, including Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa\, which was a source of key inspiration for Debussy\, and became the cover of the score.\nInspired by Beethoven’s Eroica (heroic) Symphony\, Strauss wrote his tone poem\, Ein Heldenleben\, to depict the various key ingredients in the life of a hero\, including Adversaries\, Companions\, Battles\, and Works of Peace. Strauss strenuously denied allegations that he had based the work on himself\, but later admitted that he felt he was ‘no less interesting than Napoleon’\, and indeed\, the work quotes many of Strauss’ earlier works. Regardless – Ein Heldenleben\, with triumphant brass and swelling romantic lyricism – is a flattering picture of any heroic subject.\n\nThursday 09 May 2024\, 7:30pm\n\nSaturday 11 May 2024\, 2:00pm\n\nDuration: approx. 1 hour and 50 minutes including interval \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $75-$139; Concession $70-$134; Child (under 18 years) $20
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-debussy-and-strauss/2024-05-09/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240424T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240424T221000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240423T060353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T060853Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ in Concert
DESCRIPTION:“I am a Jedi\, like my father before me…” \n\n\n\n\nIn the spectacular\, climactic sixth episode of the original Star Wars saga\, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. \nExperience the scope and grandeur of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi live in concert as John Williams’ epic score comes to life courtesy of your MSO. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 18 Apr\, 7:30 PM; Friday 19 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 20 Apr 1:00 PM; Sunday 21 Apr 1:00 PM\n\n\nTuesday 23 Apr 7:30 PM; Wednesday 24 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nThursday 6 Jun 7:30 PM; Friday 7 Jun 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 8 Jun 1:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $91 – $165
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-in-concert/2024-04-24/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240423T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240423T221000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240423T060353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T060853Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ in Concert
DESCRIPTION:“I am a Jedi\, like my father before me…” \n\n\n\n\nIn the spectacular\, climactic sixth episode of the original Star Wars saga\, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. \nExperience the scope and grandeur of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi live in concert as John Williams’ epic score comes to life courtesy of your MSO. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 18 Apr\, 7:30 PM; Friday 19 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 20 Apr 1:00 PM; Sunday 21 Apr 1:00 PM\n\n\nTuesday 23 Apr 7:30 PM; Wednesday 24 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nThursday 6 Jun 7:30 PM; Friday 7 Jun 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 8 Jun 1:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $91 – $165
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-in-concert/2024-04-23/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240423T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240423T060353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T060853Z
UID:10013361-1713859200-1713891600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ in Concert
DESCRIPTION:“I am a Jedi\, like my father before me…” \n\n\n\n\nIn the spectacular\, climactic sixth episode of the original Star Wars saga\, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. \nExperience the scope and grandeur of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi live in concert as John Williams’ epic score comes to life courtesy of your MSO. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 18 Apr\, 7:30 PM; Friday 19 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 20 Apr 1:00 PM; Sunday 21 Apr 1:00 PM\n\n\nTuesday 23 Apr 7:30 PM; Wednesday 24 Apr 7:30 PM\n\n\nThursday 6 Jun 7:30 PM; Friday 7 Jun 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 8 Jun 1:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $91 – $165
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-in-concert/2024-04-23/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240415T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240413T094424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T094522Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein\, Gershwin and Chindamo
DESCRIPTION:Get your gang together and pop on your dance shoes for this concert featuring a unique work for trombone and orchestra composed by Joe Chindamo alongside enduring American favourites. \n\n\n\n\nYou’ll be tapping your toes all the way home. \nJonathon Ramsay – currently Principal Trombone at the Berlin Philharmonic – brings to life Joe Chindamo’s Ligeia. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe\, Chindamo explores psychological duality in this wildly virtuosic meditation on the macabre. \nBased on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and adapted by Stephen Sondheim\, Bernstein’s score to West Side Story is hailed as one of the most brilliant achievements in musical theatre history. His suite of Symphonic Dances is an orchestral romp through some of the most dynamic and moving themes\, including ‘Somewhere’ and ‘Maria’. \nYou might be familiar with the movie-musical An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron\, or perhaps you saw the production that recently swept the Tonys on Broadway. It was this orchestral work by Gershwin – written more than 20 years before the musical – that inspired Hollywood producers and prompted the development of a blockbuster. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 15 Apr 6:30 PM;   Running Time1 hour (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $62 – $102
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-bernstein-gershwin-and-chindamo/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240413T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240413T154000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240413T093537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T093731Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: American Stories: Bernstein\, Gershwin and more
DESCRIPTION:This performance of musical tales includes Australian composer Joe Chindamo’s unique concerto for trombone\, brought to life by Jonathon Ramsay. \n\n\n\n\nFavourites from American composers Barber\, Bernstein and Gershwin will put a spring in your step with their vivid dance rhythms in full orchestral glory. \nDiscover your deceptive side with Barber’s thriller-esque overture to Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th century play The School for Scandal. \nJonathon Ramsay – currently Principal Trombone at the Berlin Philharmonic – performs Joe Chindamo’s Ligeia. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe\, Chindamo explores psychological duality in this wildly virtuosic meditation on the macabre. \nBased on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and adapted by Stephen Sondheim\, Bernstein’s score to West Side Story is hailed as one of the most brilliant achievements in musical theatre history. His suite of Symphonic Dances is an orchestral romp through some of the most dynamic and moving themes\, including Somewhere and Maria. \nYou might be familiar with the movie-musical An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron\, or perhaps you saw the production that recently swept the Tonys on Broadway. It was this orchestral work by Gershwin – written more than 20 years before the musical – that inspired Hollywood producers and prompted the development of a blockbuster. \n\nThursday 11 Apr\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 13 Apr 2:00 PM\n\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $75 – $139 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-american-stories-bernstein-gershwin-and-more-2/2024-04-13/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240412T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240412T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240401T234048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T234048Z
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SUMMARY:Australian Chamber Orchestra: For the Love of Music with the ACO and Chat 10 Looks 3
DESCRIPTION:Chat 10 Looks 3 meets the Australian Chamber Orchestra when Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales join Richard Tognetti and the ACO for an evening of music\, laughs and revelations. \n\n\n\n\nWarning – this is not your typical classical music concert. Chart-topping podcasters and beloved ABC journalists Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales of Chat 10 Looks 3 join Richard Tognetti and one of the world’s greatest chamber orchestras\, the ACO\, for a night of irreverence\, fun and awe-inspiring music. \nNothing is off limits as the pair delve into all their burning questions\, from what it’s like to perform on priceless 300-year-old instruments to what it takes to break into the notoriously competitive music industry\, and how and why music has such a mystical power over all of us. \nInterspersed between Sales and Crabb’s lively discussion with Richard and members of the ACO will be mesmerising performances of music including Tchaikovsky’s sublime Andante Cantabile arranged for cello and orchestra\, Piazzolla’s fiery Libertango and US singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens’ infectious Run Rabbit Run. \nWhether you’re an ACO fan\, a Chatter or someone simply looking for a fun night out\, we hope you’ll come along for this unmissable live show that promises to be as entertaining as it is enlightening. \nFriday 12 Apr\, 7:30 PM\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $25.00 – $129.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/australian-chamber-orchestra-for-the-love-of-music-with-the-aco-and-chat-10-looks-3/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240411T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240411T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240413T093537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T093731Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: American Stories: Bernstein\, Gershwin and more
DESCRIPTION:This performance of musical tales includes Australian composer Joe Chindamo’s unique concerto for trombone\, brought to life by Jonathon Ramsay. \n\n\n\n\nFavourites from American composers Barber\, Bernstein and Gershwin will put a spring in your step with their vivid dance rhythms in full orchestral glory. \nDiscover your deceptive side with Barber’s thriller-esque overture to Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th century play The School for Scandal. \nJonathon Ramsay – currently Principal Trombone at the Berlin Philharmonic – performs Joe Chindamo’s Ligeia. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe\, Chindamo explores psychological duality in this wildly virtuosic meditation on the macabre. \nBased on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and adapted by Stephen Sondheim\, Bernstein’s score to West Side Story is hailed as one of the most brilliant achievements in musical theatre history. His suite of Symphonic Dances is an orchestral romp through some of the most dynamic and moving themes\, including Somewhere and Maria. \nYou might be familiar with the movie-musical An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron\, or perhaps you saw the production that recently swept the Tonys on Broadway. It was this orchestral work by Gershwin – written more than 20 years before the musical – that inspired Hollywood producers and prompted the development of a blockbuster. \n\nThursday 11 Apr\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 13 Apr 2:00 PM\n\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval) \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $75 – $139 \n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-american-stories-bernstein-gershwin-and-more-2/2024-04-11/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240406T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240406T221000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240324T002244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T002244Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Baroque Festival - St John Passion
DESCRIPTION:Wrapping up MSO’s Baroque Festival is this special 300th Anniversary performance of Bach’s oratorio of biblical proportions – St John Passion. \n\n\n\n\nLauded for his ability to amplify a work’s immediacy and drama\, Stephen Layton – former Music Director at Trinity College Cambridge and founder of world-leading London consort Polyphony – conducts the orchestra for this historic concert\, alongside the mighty MSO chorus and an all-star cast of soloists. \nFirst performed on Good Friday 1724 in Leipzig’s cavernous St Nicholas Church\, Bach’s intensely dramatic St John Passion narrates the Easter Passion of Christ\, according to the gospel of John. \nCompared to his later St Matthew Passion\, the St John has a raw\, uninhibited sense of tragic momentum. With spitting\, bloodthirsty mobs and heartbreaking arias\, this spectacular work hurtles towards the inevitable: a showcase not only of Bach’s incredible technicality\, but of the immense power of musical storytelling. \n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\n\n\n\nStephen Layton\, conductor; Ruairi Bowen\, Evangelist\, tenor; Christopher Richardson\, Christus\, bass;\nDavid Greco. Pilatus\, bass; Sara Macliver\, soprano; Ashlyn Tymms\, alto\n\n\nMSO Chorus’ Warren Trevelyan-Jones\, chorus director\n\n\n\nSaturday 6 April 7:30 PM  Running Time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)\n\n\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $70.00 – $125.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-baroque-festival-st-john-passion/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240404T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240324T001101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T001101Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Baroque Festival - Handel and Vivaldi Arias
DESCRIPTION:Superstar soprano Samantha Clarke’s ravishing voice and incredible musicality have taken her from the beaches of Perth to the BBC proms and the international opera stage. \n\n\n\n\nNow\, Samantha returns to the MSO with Erin Helyard for a sublime evening of arias\, interspersed with instrumental selections by two of the Baroque era’s most prolific composers. From the heartbreaking anguish of Lascia ch’io pianga to the thrilling vocal fireworks of Leggi almeno\, this program of dramatic arias from Vivaldi and Handel’s great operas and oratorios is a must-see event. \nFeaturing MSO soloists Elina Faskhi\, Tair Khisambeev and Matthew Tomkins\, Vivaldi’s Concerto in D and Handel’s Concerto Grosso in B-flat highlight the stirring emotional capacity of baroque music from these two composers\, lauded for their theatrical prowess. \n\nThursday 4 April 7:30 PM     Running Time1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $54.00 – $94.00\n\n 
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-baroque-festival-handel-and-vivaldi-arias/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240402T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240402T204500
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240324T000218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T000306Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Baroque Festival - Bach and Vivaldi Concertos
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\nErin Helyard* director / harpsichord\nTair Khisambeev violin \n*MSO Artist in Residence \nVivaldi Concerto for Violin in F\, RV 569\nBach Brandenburg Concerto No.3\nVivaldi Concerto for Violin in G minor\, RV 577\nBach Brandenburg Concerto No.1\nTelemann Overture (Suite) in D Major\, TWV 55:D22 \nAbout this performance\nAustralia’s own baroque star Erin Helyard kicks off MSO’s Festival from the harpsichord\, showcasing the incredible variation of three of the era’s most famous contemporaries. \n\nA violinist by training\, Antonio Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos – works for solo instrument and chamber orchestra. Nearly half of these were written for his beloved violin\, and his intimate knowledge of the instrument and its capabilities allowed him to push the boundaries of virtuosic possibility. Featuring the MSO’s Tair Khisambeev on violin\, these concertos in F and G give us a moody\, thrilling snapshot of a composer at the height of musical innovation.\nOften lauded as the greatest composer of all time\, Bach’s famous Brandenburg Concertos were written for a potential patron\, whom Bach hoped would give him a job. Taking inspiration from the concertos of Vivaldi\, this set highlights the facility of several instruments\, instead of just one. Like a conversation with many voices\, Bach’s compositional genius foregrounds independent melodies for each instrument with spectacular clarity.\nTelemann’s Overture Suite was dedicated to a hunting enthusiast\, and it’s easy to hear why. This selection of musical scenes feels like a day in the countryside with no shortage of thrills\, spills\, and unexpected encounters.\n\n\nTuesday 02 April 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Duration: approx. 75 minutes\, no interval\nTICKETS: $54 – $99
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-baroque-festival-bach-and-vivaldi-concertos/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240316T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240316T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240315T122524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T122524Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Mahler 3
DESCRIPTION:Fasten your musical seatbelts for one of the most thrilling symphonic rides in the repertoire: Mahler’s truly epic Third Symphony. \n\n\n\n\nUnder the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín\, the forces of the MSO are bolstered by Young Voices of Melbourne\, the MSO Chorus\, and electrifying American mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis. \nAt the time Mahler composed this work in 1902\, a “symphony” typically had a standard structure comprised of four movements. In approaching his Third Symphony however\, Mahler sought first and foremost to create a “world”\, and to allow the shape of this “world” to dictate the work’s final form. \nIt begins with a Dionysian funeral march as Summer arrives and the Greek god Pan awakes\, before the flowers\, animals\, humanity\, angels\, and love bestow their wisdom upon the listener in the second half. This ancient world in two parts\, comprised of five movements\, embodied a radical modernity that challenged the very identity of the symphony. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 14 Mar\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 16 Mar\, 7:30 PM\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $86.00 – $139.00; Concession $81.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-mahler-3/2024-03-16/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
GEO:-37.8136276;144.9630576
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240314T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240314T211000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
CREATED:20240315T122524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T122524Z
UID:10013285-1710444600-1710450600@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jaime conducts Mahler 3
DESCRIPTION:Fasten your musical seatbelts for one of the most thrilling symphonic rides in the repertoire: Mahler’s truly epic Third Symphony. \n\n\n\n\nUnder the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín\, the forces of the MSO are bolstered by Young Voices of Melbourne\, the MSO Chorus\, and electrifying American mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis. \nAt the time Mahler composed this work in 1902\, a “symphony” typically had a standard structure comprised of four movements. In approaching his Third Symphony however\, Mahler sought first and foremost to create a “world”\, and to allow the shape of this “world” to dictate the work’s final form. \nIt begins with a Dionysian funeral march as Summer arrives and the Greek god Pan awakes\, before the flowers\, animals\, humanity\, angels\, and love bestow their wisdom upon the listener in the second half. This ancient world in two parts\, comprised of five movements\, embodied a radical modernity that challenged the very identity of the symphony. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 14 Mar\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 16 Mar\, 7:30 PM\nRunning Time1 hour 40 minutes (no interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Standard $86.00 – $139.00; Concession $81.00 – $134.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-jaime-conducts-mahler-3/2024-03-14/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240217T193000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year
DESCRIPTION:Welcome the Year of the Dragon with soprano Cathy-Di Zhang and the MSO performing evocative selections by Qiufeng and Puccini\, conducted by Xu Zhong. \nAfter making an impressive Opera Australia debut conducting Don Giovanni in 2020\, Xu Zhong returns to make his MSO debut conducting this program featuring Dvořák’s New World symphony – voted #1 in the ABC Classic 100! \nJoin us for one of 2024’s cultural highlights in a program that blends Chinese and Western masterworks to celebrate cross-cultural connections through music. \nLi Spring Festival Overture\nQiufeng Pamir\, How Beautiful My Home Town\nLiu & Mao Dance of the Yao Tribes\nPuccini Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro\nChengzong Yin\, Wanghua Chu\, Lihong Sheng and Zhuang Liu Yellow River Piano Concerto: 2nd movement (based on a composition by Xian Xinghai)\nDvořák Symphony No.9 From the New World \nSaturday 17 February 2024; 7:30pm at Hamer Hall\nDuration: approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes including interval \nTICKETS: $125 – $70
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-chinese-new-year-2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240204T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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SUMMARY:Australian Chamber Orchestra: River
DESCRIPTION:A cinematic odyssey exploring the waterways that have shaped our world\, in all their majesty and fragility. \n\n\n\n\nFor millions of years\, rivers shaped landscapes and sustained communities. In flow\, flood and drought\, rivers gave life and carried it away. In two short centuries\, humans have begun to re-shape rivers. We build dams upstream to sustain our cities. We alter flood plains and vary flows. Downstream\, the changes can be catastrophic. \nAustralian Chamber Orchestra Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and Director Jennifer Peedom follow their acclaimed Mountain with this cinematic exploration of the waterways that have shaped our world. On screen\, the rivers flow in rhythm and harmony with music from outstanding composers. The result is an awe-inspiring combination of timeless music\, captivating cinematography\, and distinctive narration from Academy Award™ winner Willem Dafoe. \nThe score features iconic works by composers including Bach and Ravel\, music by Jonny Greenwood and Radiohead\, and new original music by Richard Tognetti and peerless Indigenous composer William Barton. The soundtrack won ARIA and AACTA awards. \nPerformed live by Richard Tognetti and the ACO\, alongside Jennifer Peedom’s astonishing visuals\, the effect is even more powerful. \n\nSunday 4 Feb\, 2:30 PM   Running Time 2 Hours\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $25 – $161
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/australian-chamber-orchestra-river/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240118T221500
DTSTAMP:20260512T181325
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SUMMARY:Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Be among the first to see Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet perform their album Signs of Life in the iconic Hamer Hall. \n\n\n\n\nSigns of Life is a ground-breaking and genre-bending collaboration. Part songwriting\, part poetry\, part story-telling; all-encompassing\, all-engaging\, all beautiful. \nNeil Gaiman (Good Omens\, The Sandman\, Coraline) is one of the most beloved and celebrated writers of our times. His work transcends genre\, age and format; and arcs across novels\, television\, film\, short stories\, comic books\, radio plays\, theatre and more. \nFourPlay String Quartet are an utterly unique proposition in the world of string quartets. Much more of a band than a classical ensemble\, FourPlay improvise\, jam out ideas and use extended instrumental techniques and effects to create startlingly original sounds. \nOne night only; this is not to be missed. \nThursday 18 Jan 7:30 PM\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $79 – $109
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/neil-gaiman-and-fourplay-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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