Three trumpet players of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra play the trumpet in front of the Timpani and percussion section

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

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Conducted by Simone Young

This concert is a celebration of everything stirring and sensuous in Romantic music, led by Sydney Symphony’s Chief Conductor Simone Young.

Simone Young recently conducted Mussorgsky’s opera Khovanshchina in Berlin, performances hailed as ‘…quite simply, outstanding in every way’ (Seen and Heard International). She brings that interpretive brilliance to Pictures at an Exhibition, with its heart-stopping contrasts, vivid stories and dramatic scenes that the Romantics are famous for. Close your eyes and be transported to The Great Gate of Kyiv.

Janáček’s Sinfonietta opens with twelve trumpets in an exciting fanfare, full of glowing pride. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is arguably the greatest cello concerto of all, with beautiful melodies for the soloist to showcase their virtuosity. Deutsche Grammophon–signed cellist Kian Soltani makes his Sydney Symphony debut in an experience that will fire your imagination and fill your heart.

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Event details

Programme

JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto*
MUSSORGSKY orch. RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition 
*Does not feature in the Friday 31 October performance

Artist information

SIMONE YOUNG conductor
KIAN SOLTANI cello

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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