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Dates
Wednesday 16 April 2025
7:30pm at Melbourne Recital Centre
Program
Holly Harrison Hi-Viz
Ella Macens The Space Between Stars
Fiona Hill Śūnyatā
Jessica Wells Concerto for Guzheng and orchestra (2024-25)*
*World premiere of an MSO Commission
From the urban to the natural world
Metropolis kicks off with Holly Harrison’s urban fanfare Hi-Viz in which the neon machine activity of roadworks is re-imagined through electronic dance music, bootscooting and disco!
Look up from the city lights and both Ella Macen’s lyrical The Space Between Stars and Fiona Hill’s yogic breath of a piece Śūnyatā take our attention to the vast expanses of time and space of the natural world.
MSO are proud to commission Jessica Wells to compose a groundbreaking Guzheng concerto for Mindy Meng Wang, one of the world’s finest players of this Chinese zither. Delving into the supernatural realms of Chinese folklore and exploring tales of demons, ghosts, Heaven and Hell, this concerto will take you on a spellbinding journey where tradition meets modern artistry.
Duration: approx. 70 minutes, no interval
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Northey conductor / curator
Liza Lim* curator
Mindy Meng Wang guzheng
*2025 Composer in Residence
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