Tickets
Standard
$59-$99
Concession
$54-$94
Child (under 18 years)
$20
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Dates
Friday 17 May 2024
11:00am at Hamer Hall
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Renes conductor*
Program
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Rachmaninov Symphony No.3
About this performance
Always a favourite conductor with MSO audiences, Lawrence Renes leads the MSO in this stellar program of Rachmaninov’s sweeping third and final symphony and Shostakovich’s effervescent overture.
- Shostakovich's aptly-named Festive Overture is the perfect orchestral party piece, opening the concert with a brassy fanfare to set the mood for the incredible work to follow.
- Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his third and final symphony in exile in the 1930s. The sweeping melodies for which Rachmaninov is known are underpinned by a hidden depth of uneasiness and unpredictability.
Duration: approx. 1 hour, no interval
*Due to personal circumstances, Jonathan Heyward is unable to conduct as originally scheduled.
Listen to Rachmaninov's Third Symphony
Enhance your experience
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk with Dr John Gabriel.
Friday 17 May at 10.15am
Hamer Hall Stalls Foyer
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