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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Welcome the Year of the Dragon with soprano Cathy-Di Zhang and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Xu Zhong. After debuting at Opera Australia in 2020 when he conducted Don Giovanni, Xu Zhong now makes his MSO debut with a program that combines Chinese and Western masterworks. In 2021, Xu Zhong…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Puccini in the Park

Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Giacomo Puccini composed some of the most enduringly popular operas, including Tosca, La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. The MSO and internationally acclaimed singers Hui He and Paul O'Neill perform selections from these operas and more, conducted by Xu Zhong.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: When We Were Young

Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The full range of the Orchestra is on display at this performance that celebrates young Australian talent, featuring two world premieres by Cybec Young Composers to open the concert. Then, Matthew Hindson's dynamic concerto for flute and orchestra rounds out the all-Australian first half, as 2022 ABC Young Performer of…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Summer Serenade: Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Rossini

Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Be serenaded under the stars by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey. As evening falls you'll be treated to a lively romp through Italy in Rossini's overture, the sumptuous sounds of Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, and two Beethoven favourites. Join us for…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Ears Wide Open – Clara Schumann

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Take a deep dive into Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with Ingrid Martin as your guide. A child prodigy and a renowned concert pianist in the 19th century, Clara Schumann premiered her concerto, filled with ravishing, memorable themes, at the age of just sixteen. However, it was one of the only…
Editor's Choice Event Series Marvellous Mozart

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Marvellous Mozart

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Written at the same time as The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s 23rd and 24th Piano Concertos feature here. The latter drove Beethoven to proclaim he could never write anything like it, while a radio broadcast of the former captivated Stalin to such an extent that his aides dragged pianist Maria…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Hopelessly Devoted – A Celebration of Olivia Newton-John

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In March, some of Australia’s brightest musical talents together with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the life and legacy of Olivia Newton-John. Hosted by Tottie Goldsmith, Olivia’s niece and Goodwill Ambassador of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre, this stirring celebration concert with the MSO under the baton of…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Hopelessly Devoted – A Celebration of Olivia Newton-John

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In March, some of Australia’s brightest musical talents together with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the life and legacy of Olivia Newton-John. Hosted by Tottie Goldsmith, Olivia’s niece and Goodwill Ambassador of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre, this stirring celebration concert with the MSO under the baton of…
Editor's Choice Event Series Marvellous Mozart

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Marvellous Mozart

Wyndham Cultural Centre 177 Watton Street,, Werribee, VIC, Australia
Written at the same time as The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s 23rd and 24th Piano Concertos feature here. The latter drove Beethoven to proclaim he could never write anything like it, while a radio broadcast of the former captivated Stalin to such an extent that his aides dragged pianist Maria…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Hopelessly Devoted – A Celebration of Olivia Newton-John

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
In March, some of Australia’s brightest musical talents together with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the life and legacy of Olivia Newton-John. Hosted by Tottie Goldsmith, Olivia’s niece and Goodwill Ambassador of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre, this stirring celebration concert with the MSO under the baton of…
Editor's Choice Event Series Marvellous Mozart

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Marvellous Mozart

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
Written at the same time as The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s 23rd and 24th Piano Concertos feature here. The latter drove Beethoven to proclaim he could never write anything like it, while a radio broadcast of the former captivated Stalin to such an extent that his aides dragged pianist Maria…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass with Raehann Bryce-Davis

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Raehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by The New York Times as a "striking mezzo-soprano" and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her "electrifying sense of fearlessness." At this masterclass, she will offer artistic and technical learnings for vocalists from Melba Opera Trust, and offer insights and behind-the-scenes knowledge for all…