Tickets
Free entry - no bookings required
Gates open at 5.30pm with entry on a first-in basis
Dates
Wednesday 05 February 2025
7:30pm at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
About this performance
Embark on a musical odyssey with the MSO, from the rolling Appalachian hills to the stunning Blue Mountains, cruising down grand European rivers and journeying to a galaxy far, far away.
Join us for this thrilling orchestral exploration of crowd-pleasing favourites led by Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss, featuring stories of adventure, playful moments and rip-roaring showstoppers!
Program
Bernstein Candide: Overture
Copland Appalachian Spring: Finale
Fe. Mendelssohn The Hebrides
Sally Greenaway The Blue Mountains
J. Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Rossini William Tell Overture: Galop
John Williams Star Wars Suite: Main Title
John Williams E.T.: Flying Theme
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite: 1. Scène
Massenet Thaīs: Méditation
Smetana Má vlast: Vitava
Elena Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.1: Morning & In the Hall of the Mountain King
Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Weiss CF conductor
Owen Morris trumpet
Tair Khisambeev violin
Mairi Nicolson presenter
Featured artists
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are made possible by the MSO Sidney Myer Trust Fund, in association with ABC Classic, The University of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne.
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are supported by the City of Melbourne.
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are supported by Premier Production Partner CVP and Major Audio Partner Norwest.
Leonard Weiss' position as Assistant Conductor is supported by Cybec Foundation
