Event Series Chamber Players

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Players 1

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Astor Piazzolla himself would have been pleasantly surprised to hear his Tango Suite performed not on guitar – but on four bassoons! This fascinating and unusual quartet offers a new spin on his Argentinian classic. Our musicians will also play you a couple of string duos from Haydn (a delightful…

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Queensland Symphony Orchestra: My Homeland

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Smetana’s love letter to Bohemia, Má vlast, begins at the Vyšehrad citadel, where Libuše foresaw the glory of Prague. After following the Vltava from its source to the Czech capital, we head across the countryside to the Hussite stronghold of Tábor and then onto Blaník Mountain, where the sleeping army of…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Symphony Fantastic

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Symphony Fantastic

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer’s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici…
Event Series Symphony Fantastic

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Symphony Fantastic

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer’s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Sounds Like an Orchestra

Cairns Performing Arts Centre 9-11 Florence St, Cairns City, QLD, Australia
What’s that sound? Is it a flute? A trumpet? A cello? Come and meet Queensland Symphony Orchestra and embark on an action-packed musical journey. Weave your way through the stormy drama of a Brahms Hungarian Dance, and float on the breeze in Kats-Chernin’s Dance of the Paper Umbrellas. Composer and…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Symphony Under the Stars

GPC Marina Stage, Gladstone 98 Bryan Jordan Dr,, Gladstone Central, QLD, Australia
Touring Queensland as a full symphony orchestra comprising more than 60 musicians, QSO will travel to four major cities and one outback location each year, inviting schools and communities from neighbouring areas to travel to hear the orchestra. This Residency Model will ensure that many thousands of regional and remote…

Event Series The Lost Birds

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: The Lost Birds

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
A celebration of their magnificence, and an elegy for their extinction: American composer Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds is a haunting reminiscence on the artistry and wonder of nature’s feathered friends. Preeminent British vocal collective VOCES8 join our musicians for this special collaboration. In this heart-rending portrait, hope, peace and renewal nestle in…
Event Series The Lost Birds

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: The Lost Birds

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
A celebration of their magnificence, and an elegy for their extinction: American composer Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds is a haunting reminiscence on the artistry and wonder of nature’s feathered friends. Preeminent British vocal collective VOCES8 join our musicians for this special collaboration. In this heart-rending portrait, hope, peace and renewal nestle in…
Event Series Chamber Players

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Players 2

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Any avid video gamers in your household? Gran Turismo was inspired by the popular racing game – so you can expect to hear each violin zooming past the next, distance between them measured by rapid changes in volume. They might hit a red light, but a moment later these players…