5, 15 & 22 February 2025
The MSO has been performing outdoor concerts for more than 90 years, and has presented annual free concert series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl since 1959.
Journeys and Adventures
📅 Wednesday 5 Feb 2025 at 7.30pm
📍Sidney Myer Music Bowl
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.
Come along 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!
Jaime conducts at the Bowl: Dvořák, Gershwin and Ravel
📅 Saturday 15 Feb 2025 at 7:30pm
📍Sidney Myer Music Bowl
MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín makes his Sidney Myer Music Bowl debut at this picture-perfect night under the stars.
Dvořák’s Third Symphony will rise like a gentle breeze through the summer evening, painting a vivid musical landscape with lush orchestral colours. Then, as the darkness deepens, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue emerges, bringing together classical sophistication and jazzy spontaneity, performed by pianist Andrea Lam.
Finally, Ravel’s mesmerising Boléro will build inexorably to a crashing climax, drawing you in with its hypnotic melody and relentless rhythm that will have you humming all the way home.
Symphonic Showcase
📅 Saturday 22 Feb 2025 at 7:30pm
📍 Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Ben Northey conducts this evening of passion and drama, featuring two masterpieces of 20th-century orchestral music and two works receiving their world premiere.
Always an audience favourite, Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto opens with thunderous chords, giving way to moments of extraordinary lyrical beauty, with the piano and orchestra engaging in an intimate dialogue.
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra then offers a remarkable display of virtuosity – a brilliant exploration of orchestral colour and complexity. From folk-like melodies to intricate counterpoint, this work is a showcase for the Orchestra, giving each section a chance to show off.
Each half of the program opens with an exciting new work – one from Cybec Young Composer in Residence Klearhos Murphy and another by our first Cybec First Nations Composer in Residence, James Henry.
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