Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra in The Rite of Spring, with Circa, photographed by Sam Muller Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 2025 Season Opening Gala, The Rite of Spring, was an exhilarating start to the year. The concert was conducted by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, with the eponymous piece by Stravinsky presented in an exciting collaboration... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Rite of Spring (Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Circa)
The Rite of Spring 20-22 February 2025 QPAC Concert Hall An audacious and innovative staging of The Rite of Spring will challenge perceptions of live performance when Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) opens its 2025 Season. QSO will join forces with the internationally acclaimed contemporary circus company, Circa, to present a bold and stunning interpretation of... Continue Reading →
Review: Micro Masterpieces (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Umberto Clerici conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Darren Thomas Queensland Symphony Orchestra closed the 2023 season with their tenth and final Maestro concert, featuring a program of musical works under half an hour each, from Classical heavyweights Rossini, Mozart, Schubert, and Prokofiev. Conducted by QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, Micro Masterpieces began with... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Ode to Joy (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Ode to Joy 17 - 19 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra will open their 2023 season, lead by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, with the Maestro concert Ode to Joy. In Ode to Joy, QSO will be joined by... Continue Reading →
Review: Studio Sessions 3 (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Johannes Fritzsch conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra for Studio Sessions 3. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Studio Sessions provide a more intimate concert experience, where individual instruments and artists can shine, and Studio Sessions 3 included works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Australian composer and violist Brett Dean. Johannes Fritzsch conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra for... Continue Reading →
Review: Elgar and Mahler (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Daniel Müller-Schott performs Elgar's cello concerto with Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Elgar and Mahler, Queensland Symphony Orchestra's first Maestro concert under the baton of recently appointed Chief Conductor Designate Umberto Clerici, was a rich and contemplative concert full of sweeping emotion and ideas. Joining QSO for Sir Edward Elgar's Concerto in E... Continue Reading →