Sergio Tiempo and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Sarah Marshall For their aptly named Magnificent Piano Maestro concert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra welcomed back former Artist in Residence, Venezuelan-Argentine pianist Sergio Tiempo, to perform Grieg’s piano concerto. Tiempo played the brand new, one-of-a-kind Steinway & Sons Grand piano that QSO have been fundraising for since... Continue Reading →
Review: Soaring Heights (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Johannes Fritzsch conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Just one week after opening and celebrating their 75th year with the striking QSO Favourites concert on February 12, Queensland Symphony Orchestra returned to the Concert Hall to present Soaring Heights, their first Maestro concert for 2022. Bringing one hundred musicians to the stage,... Continue Reading →
Review: Beethoven’s Emperor (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
QSO Conductor Laureate Johannes Fritzsch and pianist Daniel de Borah. Photographed by Peter Wallis. It was a delight to be able to return QPAC’s Concert Hall on Friday night for Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s stirring final Maestro concert of 2020 - Beethoven’s Emperor. As well as being the 2020 season finale, this concert marks the end... Continue Reading →