[MRC] MSO 2019 - Meeting Mendelssohn; ($25/$29/$35); Southbank
What we'll do
MRC: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2019; ($25/$29/$35); Southbank
With a reputation for excellence and innovation the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is Australia’s internationally-acclaimed and oldest orchestra, established in 1906.
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/series/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-2019/
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Mother Goose
Monday 8 April[masked]pm
Babes In Arms
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $25
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/mother-goose/
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Ears Wide Open: Ravel’s Mother Goose
Monday 8 April[masked]pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $29 ($24 Concession)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/ravels-mother-goose/
Ravel composed for the orchestra as if he were painting with a rich palette of colours. And the Mother Goose Suite is the perfect way to explore his orchestration technique.
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Metropolis Night One
Thursday 2 May[masked]pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $35 ($30 Concession)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/metropolis-night-one/
A celebration of some of Australia’s – and the world’s – finest living composers, Metropolis New Music Festival showcases the MSO’s commitment to contemporary symphonic music.
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Metropolis Night Two
Saturday 4 May[masked]pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $35 ($30 Concession)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/metropolis-night-two/
In 2019, Metropolis – co-presented by MSO, Melbourne Recital Centre and Metropolis New Music Festival Education Partner, Monash University – celebrates the work of Dutch master Louis Andriessen, whose 80th birthday will be celebrated around the world.
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Ears Wide Open - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tuesday 30 July[masked]pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $29 ($24 Concession)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
Mendelssohn had a sharp musical wit and keen imagination; traits that made him a perfect match for Shakespeare.
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Ears Wide Open: L’Italiana in Algeri
Monday 26 August[masked]pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $29 ($24 Concession)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/litaliana-in-algeri/
Rossini’s brilliant opera overture
It starts with hushed pizzicato strings, and a lyrical oboe solo. A bright and cheery allegro begins; the orchestra prancing to the sound of twittering woodwinds and cymbal crashes. Then that famous theme: first in the oboe, next as a duet between the piccolo and bassoon.
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Meeting Mendelssohn
Wednesday 25 September[masked]am
Babes In Arms
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Tickets
Standard $25
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2019/meeting-mendelssohn/
MSO invites YOU for an interactive musical adventure exploring Felix Mendelssohn’s vibrantly vivid, vivacious, vital and volatile Violin Concerto!
The Orchestra, our presenter and a very special guest soloist will guide you through the 35-minute Jam. Bring your clapping hands, your singing voice and stamping feet to join in as you discover Mendelssohn’s marvellous melodies and rousing rhythms.
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