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Event overview
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Thursday 28 May 2026
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Friday 29 May 2026
7:30pm at Costa Hall, Geelong
Saturday 30 May 2026
2:00pm at Hamer Hall
About this performance
Program
Smetana Má vlast: Vltava
Francisco Coll Piano Concerto*
Dvořák Symphony No.7
*Australian Premiere of an MSO Co-commission
About this performance
Most of us have heard Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 From the New World. But why is it so much harder to find a concert featuring his Symphony No.7? We can’t figure it out either, so we’re presenting a live performance of this unusually neglected work.
Just like the Ninth, this symphony is also infused with the Czech composer’s nostalgic love of his homeland, and its lively third movement recalls a Czech folk dance. A similarly sentimental theme runs through Smetana’s Má vlast: Vltava, named after the Vltava River that flows across the Czech countryside. The gentle swirl of the flute marks the beginning of this picturesque river journey that'll have you flowing with the river towards the stunning city of Prague.
Closer to our own home, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has co-commissioned a new piano concerto. Be there for the Australian premiere of this new work from Spanish-born composer Francisco Coll, featuring pianist Kirill Gerstein.
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
Supporters
MSO's Geelong performance is supported by AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, the Estate of the Late Blanch Brooke Hutchings, and Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment.
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AWM Electrical
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Freemasons Victoria
