Tickets
Standard
$51-$142
Concession
$46-$137
Child (under 18 years)
$20
$7 transaction fee / order
Dates
Thursday 05 September 2024
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Friday 06 September 2024
7:30pm at Costa Hall, Geelong
Saturday 07 September 2024
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Carter conductor
Karen Gomyo violin
Program
Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture
Dvořák Violin Concerto
Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic
About this performance
The MSO welcomes extraordinary violinist Karen Gomyo and German-based Australian conductor Daniel Carter for this glorious program of Czech and German gems to satiate your musical soul.
- Smetana’s exuberant overture to his 1866 comic opera The Bartered Bride weaves dance-like Czech folk tunes with rollicking strings and characterful woodwinds, hurtling toward a triumphant finale.
- Dvořák wrote his Violin Concerto for the superstar virtuoso Joseph Joachim, who expressed his disapproval over elements of the composition, and then ultimately refused to perform it. But Joachim’s loss is Gomyo’s gain – the work’s lush, romantic Adagio, and its animated, folk-inspired dance forms have cemented its popularity with violinists and audiences alike.
- In contrast to the fast-paced works above, Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony takes its time, in no rush to show its full character too soon. Instead, this broad work starts with solo horn against a backdrop of simmering strings, building throughout until the demure opening theme metamorphoses into a bursting, glorious finale.
Duration: approx. 2 hours and 15 minutes including interval
Listen to Dvořák's Violin Concerto
Enhance your experience
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk.
Thursday 5 September at 6.45pm
Saturday 7 September at 6.45pm
Hamer Hall Stalls Foyer
Friday 6 September at 6.45pm
Costa Hall
Featured artists
MSO’s Geelong performance is supported by Creative Victoria, AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, the Robert Salzer Foundation, the Angior Family Foundation and Geelong Friends of the MSO.
