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Book now as part of the Thursday Plus or Saturday Night series. Individual concerts available 1 October.
Dates
Thursday 12 June 2025
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Friday 13 June 2025
7:30pm at Hamer Hall Relaxed performance
Saturday 14 June 2025
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Program
Barber Adagio for Strings
Korngold Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No.5
Symphonic powerhouses
The twentieth century produced some of the most passionate and dramatic music ever written. MSO Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey joins forces with Australian violin wunderkind Christian Li to deliver this riveting program of symphonic powerhouses.
- Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, the composer’s best-known work, is perhaps the ultimate tearjerker. With its sensitively drawn melodies and hauntingly ethereal sound, the Adagio is the epitome of sorrow, tenderness and comfort.
- In 1945, Austrian-born composer Erich Korngold was the most celebrated Hollywood film composer alive. But having grown up composing in the concert halls of Europe, he yearned to return to his roots. Korngold’s resulting Violin Concerto won instant acclaim for its lush harmonies and memorable melodies drawn from his movie scores written in the 1930s.
- Shostakovich composed his scintillating Fifth Symphony as a musical apology to Stalin after being denounced by the dictator. While Shostakovich scored top marks for seemingly embracing Soviet ideals, Symphony No.5 is, in fact, an enigmatic work laden with irony, musical code and resistance. It remains one of the composer’s most popular works due to its power and depth.
Duration: approx. 1 hour and 50 minutes including interval
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Northey conductor
Christian Li* violin
*MSO Young Artist in Association
Relaxed Performance: Friday 13 June
Relaxed performances are designed to be a safe space for audiences of all ages with sensory sensitivity or disability, as well as a welcoming environment for first-time concertgoers to experience the MSO.
As a concertgoer, you can expect:
- A downloadable visual story emailed to ticket holders ahead of the concert
- A relaxed attitude to noise and movement during the concert
- Lights to stay on during the concert
- Open doors and chill-out break areas
- General admission seating with space for freedom of movement
- Friendly, trained staff
Relaxed performances are supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Enhance your experience
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk.
12 June at 6:45pm
13 June at 6:45pm
14 June at 6:45pm
Hamer Hall Stalls Foyer
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