Guitar virtuoso Slava Grigoryan takes centre stage in a dazzling season opener that celebrates innovation.

Audiences will be delighted with a world premiere performance by Joe Chindamo, a composer celebrated for his cross-genre fluency.

Grigoryan’s artistry then shines in Vivaldi’s D major Concerto, a baroque gem sparkling with charm and vitality.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra showcases Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata before finishing with a rhythmically charged and emotionally satisfying close in Matthew Hinderson’s Song and Dance.