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Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2026 Season Subscription Tickets are
Overview
With entertaining and informative hosts, the Music on Sundays concerts are the perfect pre-lunch activity in the heart of South Bank, in a convenient 90 minute timeslot
Conductor Nil Venditti leads Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) through a program of bold contrasts and vibrant textures.
At its heart is Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, performed by Section Principal Irit Silver, a work of spacious lyricism and jazzy rhythmic drive.
The concert also features playful gems from Bernstein and Gershwin, two jubilant movements from Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony, a world premiere from QSO Compose alumnus Jonathan Platz, and more.
Program
Jonathan Platz
New work (World premiere)
Bacewicz
Overture
Gershwin
Promenade (Walking the Dog; The Real McCoy)
Copland
Clarinet Concerto
Bernstein
Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
Mozart (arr. Pascal)
Turkish March, K.331
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.3 (Polish), 3rd & 4th movements
Artists
- Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor Nil Venditti
- Presenter Ed Le Brocq
- Soloist – Clarinet Irit Silver
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