(Free Event): UoM Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich and Dvorak Masterworks

FREE EVENT: The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich and Dvorak Masterworks
Venue : Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre
100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC 3006
Date: SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM AEST

They've just released the tickets today! If you have a preferred seating location in Hamer Hall and want to get in early - I highly recommend signing up to Melbourne University's Conservatorium emailing list (link) so you get first dibs the moment they do publish their concerts 😊

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. RSVPs on Meetup do not constitute a ticket.
. Free event but you need to visit the Main Organiser's website to book now or ASAP to assure a ticket.
. Main Organiser's website: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/classical-music/the-university-of-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-shostakovich-and-dvorak-masterworks
. RSVPs on Meetup do not constitute a ticket.
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💡 You may book your own preferred seats using the link above. (There's still heaps of STALLS seats)
OR if you wish to sit with other Classical Music Lovers - Do read below :)
IF:
(1) you wish to sit with us - I have some CIRCLE Seats, Left side if facing stage, Rows F & E
(2) you have notifications for comments turned on.
(3) AND you comment below
(4) I will reply you and await a second confirmatory reply from you, before allocating ticket(s) to you =)

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The University of Melbourne
Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

Controversy still surrounds Shostakovich’s 1937 Fifth Symphony and whether it was intended as a parodic display against Stalin or a cowering conformist’s response to the recently banned Fourth Symphony — which audiences would have to wait another 25 years to hear.

Either way, the premiere of the Fifth Symphony was an overwhelming success which appealed to both the public - some of whom openly wept during the largo movement – and the Union of Soviet Composer bureaucrats. However, there was official concern at how tumultuous the applause was and whether the 30-minute standing ovation was actually a public condemnation of how the composer was being treated by the Soviet Regime. Shostakovich created a perfect bittersweet balance between joy and sorrow and with its comedic second movement and triumphant finale, it continues to please audiences today and remains one of Shostakovich’s most performed and beloved works.

Before the interval the ensemble will perform Dvorak’s sublime (and symphonically scaled) Cello Concerto in B minor, which was inspired by a trip the composer took to Niagara Falls. When he saw the spectacle, Dvorak exclaimed “now there is a symphony in b minor!” After the first performance, the concerto was dubbed Dvorak’s tenth symphony…but it was a surprise (even to the composer) that he wrote it at all as he previously considered the cello (with its “nasal high register and mumbling bass”) not worthy to warrant a concerto!

The soloist, Caleb Wong was a previous winner of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concerto Aria competition. Caleb continued his studies at Northwestern University in the US and has returned to Melbourne to join the cello section of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. We welcome him back to celebrate his achievements and also to claim his competition prize of performing with The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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PROGRAM
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture

Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto, Soloist: Caleb Wong

Interval

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5

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ACCESSIBILITY
All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events

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