Young Mannheim Symphonists perform fiery Mozart & Spohr symphonies

Hear Australia’s national HIP youth orchestra performing Mozart’s fiery Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’ and Louis Spohr’s dramatic Symphony No.2, a journey from darkness into light, conducted from the fortepiano by Neal Peres Da Costa.
The YMS 2026 QLD State Academy Concert is the thrilling finale to a week of intensive music-making, learning and discovery of how historically informed performance brings music off the page and into life.
Young musicians aged 13-23 play side-by-side with professionals from the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.
It’s the perfect afternoon concert for families and music-lovers of all ages.