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Available as part of the Thursday Night and Saturday Matinee Series.
Individual tickets available from 14 October 2026 at 10am
Dates
Thursday 10 June 2027
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Saturday 12 June 2027
2:00pm at Hamer Hall
Duration
Approx. 2 hours including a 20-minute interval
Accessibility
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Wheelchair, walker and scooter accessible
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Assistive listening devices available
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Service animals allowed
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Companion Card accepted
About this performance
Program
Gershwin Girl Crazy: Overture
Wynton Marsalis Trumpet Concerto
Vanessa Perica New work*
Bernstein On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
*MSO co-commission
About this performance
“Extraordinary”.
That’s how the composer himself described trumpeter Selina Ott in a performance of his Trumpet Concerto in 2025. Wynton Marsalis didn’t stop there, saying Ott’s interpretation was one of “precision, power and deep feeling”.
Marsalis’s Trumpet Concerto is a piece of endless invention. Six movements, each showcasing a different aspect of the trumpet’s range of expression or a musical style, the Concerto is virtuosic and bold while allowing for a soulful introspection. Marsalis and the MSO share a celebrated history of collaboration after sold-out performances together in 2019 and 2023. Led by renowned cross-genre specialist conductor Clark Rundell, this will be the Trumpet Concerto’s Australian premiere, along with a brand-new commission by jazz composer turned orchestral composer Vanessa Perica.
These contemporary works are bookended by the greats of the American classical-jazz blend, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein.
The Girl Crazy Overture bursts from the stage, drawing together some of the musical's most beloved songs, I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, and But Not for Me. It’s a whirlwind tour through a score brimming with humour and charm. Bernstein’s On the Waterfront suite adapts his earlier film music from the famous 1954 film starring Marlon Brando. The symphonic suite captures a range of emotion: loneliness, courage and redemption.
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Clark Rundell conductor
Selina Ott trumpet
Enhance your experience
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk.
10 June at 6:45pm
12 June at 1:15pm
Hamer Hall Stalls Foyer
Meet the Music Series
Schools can book into the 10 June performance as part of the Meet the Music Series. Each concert in this series will be accompanied by a digital pre-concert talk to help prepare students for the performance.
