Pack your picnic basket and enjoy this free concert of fine music as night falls over the Gladstone Marina. QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici leads a program including Beethoven’s dramatic Egmont Overture and Tchaikovsky’s nostalgic Winter Daydreams. Australia’s own Benett Tsai returns as featured soloist in Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto. Based in Los Angeles, he is currently studying at the Colburn School under Clive Greensmith, former member of the Tokyo String Quartet.

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As evening settles over the Gladstone Marina, a symphony of music will rise into the night sky. Join Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of live orchestral music under the stars, where passion, power, and beauty come together in this spectacular free community concert.

This program features Beethoven’s electrifying Egmont Overture, a bold and dramatic musical journey filled with heroic intensity, alongside Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1, known for both its fiery virtuosity and tender lyricism. To round the evening off, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.1, known as Winter Daydreams, will transport you through snow-laden landscapes, shimmering with nostalgia and soaring melodies.

Pack a picnic, bring your family and friends, and be swept away by the magic of Queensland Symphony Orchestra in the heart of Gladstone. Don’t miss this extraordinary night of music beneath the stars!