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Imagery supplied by Kath Rose & Associates Hosted by Guy Noble, Tradies and Artists will explore the idea that great tradespeople – like classical musicians – can tell you the story of how, where, and when they learned their craft. Many also use tools or instruments passed down through generations. The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted... Continue Reading →
WIN a double pass (there are two up for grabs!) to see Queensland Symphony Orchestra's The Bard and Beyond, with guest conductor Carlos Kalmar and acclaimed violinist Arabella Steinbacher. Head over to my Instagram to enter now. If every piece of music is like an act in a play, then together these three pieces of music create a... Continue Reading →
Where? QPAC’s Concert Hall When? Saturday, August 25, 7.30pm (pre-concert talk, 6.30pm) Leonard Bernstein – superstar conductor, composer, educator, musician, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian – was born a century ago. Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alondra de la Parra has chosen to mark this event with four of his most wonderful works, and Backstreet... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra has launched their 2019 season, promising ‘Orchestra for Everyone’ with a wide variety of performances for every age and stage. In their commitment to showcasing Australian artists and works, the exciting line-up includes six Australian conductors, thirteen Australian soloists, three Australian choirs, eight Australian composers, and ten Australian compositions, as well as... Continue Reading →
Alondra de la Parra conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Alondra de la Parra, and 2018 Artist in Residence Sergio Tiempo thrilled audiences with their incredible passion and artistry in Soloists and Spontaneity, part of QSO’s Maestro series. Dr Simon Perry of the University of Queensland gave... Continue Reading →
When? Saturday, August 4, 2018 Where? QPAC’s Concert Hall, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Alondra de la Parra will return to conduct her first Maestro series concert of the year, Soloists and Spontaneity, leading QSO with Artist in Residence Sergio Tiempo on the piano. Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks kicks off proceedings and recalls Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos... Continue Reading →
Anticipation... Queensland Symphony Orchestra delivered another thrilling movie experience on Saturday July 7 with two performances of Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. We attended the 7.30pm performance and it was glorious – QSO did a stellar job of performing John Williams’ iconic score, capably led... Continue Reading →
When?Saturday July 7, 2pm & 7.30pm Where?Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland Symphony Orchestra continues their highly successful series of movie screenings with live accompaniment, with Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert, and Backstreet Brisbane has a double pass to give away! Head over to Instagram to enter now. QSO will perform John Williams’... Continue Reading →
Calling all Queensland musicians! Queensland Symphony Orchestra provides an extraordinary opportunity for community instrumentalists from all over Queensland to attend a weekend workshop and performance program through their fourth annual A Day in The Orchestra. Over the weekend of 17-18 August, 2018, participants will rehearse side-by-side with the world-class musicians from QSO under the... Continue Reading →
Where? QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre When? May 25 – June 3 Queensland Ballet present their much-anticipated double bill of Carlos Acosta’s contemporary Carmen and Liam Scarlett’s dark and thrilling The Firebird. The two works were expected to be disparate, but unfortunately this comparison could also be made in quality as well as thematic and balletic... Continue Reading →
Alexander Prior conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Where? Concert Hall, QPAC When? April 14, 2018 Queensland Symphony Orchestra and 2018 Artist in Residence Sergio Tiempo took audiences on a journey last Saturday night with An Emotional Rollercoaster, performing diverse works by Debussy, Ginastera, and Brahms under the baton of guest... Continue Reading →
Where? Concert Hall, QPAC When? April 7, 2018 Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Fauré Requiem on Saturday night, one of the company's two choral concerts for 2018, was spine-tingling beautiful, and included Gabriel Fauré’s famous piece as well as three works by Stravinsky, Britten, and Whitacre. The orchestra was joined onstage by The Australian Voices (directed... Continue Reading →
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