Queensland Symphony Orchestra 75th Birthday Concert at QPAC Concert Hall

Friday, August 19, 2022, 7:30pm For 75 years Queensland Symphony Orchestra has shared the power and joy of music with Queenslanders from Townsville to Toowoomba and the Tweed, Gladstone to the Gold Coast, and Cairns to Cunnamulla.The concert will celebrate the history and the future of Queensland’s state orchestra, and will feature guest artists, interviews with musicians and historical imagery. A major highlight will be the wide range of music showcasing the Orchestra’s famed signature style of playing, from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake finale to Australian composer Sean O’Boyle’s Concerto for Didgeridoo performed by acclaimed First Nations didgeridoo player Chris Williams, all under the baton of conductor Guy Noble.Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser Johannes Fritzsch will lead a performance from QSO’s 2022 Young Instrumentalist prize winner, percussionist Chantel Chen, and will conduct Respighi’s mighty Pines of Rome; one of the greatest orchestral showpieces ever created.Conductors: Guy Noble & Johannes FritzschProgram: O’BOYLE Concerto for Didgeridoo, mvt 4. Fire BERLIOZ Hungarian March, from The Damnation of Faust YOUNG Fanfare for the Seventy-fifth Birthday of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY Finale Act IV from Swan Lake, Op.29 ABE Prism Rhapsody for Solo Marimba and Orchestra (excerpt) RESPIGHI Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome), P.141 Venue: Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Brisbane Venue address: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Melbourne and Grey Street, South Brisbane Event type: Culture, Music, Performing arts Cost: Free Age: Suitable for all ages Bookings: Register for your free ticket via the Queensland Symphony Orchestra website. Bookings required: Yes