This concert will also feature Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Debussy’s Prelude to L’Après-midi d’un faune. May will see a collaboration with Brisbane Chamber Choir, performing Mozart’s beloved Requiem under the baton of Jonathan Stockhammer.

Also on the program will be The Saqqara Bird by Australian composer Melody Eötvös, and Martinů’s life-affirming First Symphony. The Orchestra’s Principal Clarinet Irit Silver takes to centre stage in the April Maestro Series concert Mozart’s Clarinet to play Mozart’s famous Clarinet Concerto under the baton of Maestro Fritzsch. Spanning the film scorer’s near-seven decade career, the concert will feature music from films such as Harry Potter and Indiana Jones, and the Academy Award-winning scores from Stars Wars and Schindler’s List. In April, the Orchestra will mark another significant milestone with a special concert celebrating the 90th birthday of legendary American composer John Williams.

In March, Natsuko Yoshimoto lead through two interpretations of The Four Seasons – Vivaldi’s famous set of four concertos and Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. The program will also include the world premiere of a work from composer and QSO cellist Craig Allister Young to celebrate the Orchestra’s 75th birthday.Īlso in February, Brisbane-based pianist Daniel de Borah will perform Brahms’ moving Piano Concerto No 2 with Fritzsch on the podium, followed by Richard Strauss’s majestic An Alpine Symphony. The season kicks off in February with the second annual QSO Favourites concert featuring audience favourite pieces like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Holst’s The Planets, alongside popular film music. Sharing the baton with him across the year are Umberto Clerici, Dane Lam, Benjamin Northey, Asher Fisch, Elena Schwarz, Nicholas Buc, American conductor Jonathan Stockhammer, and Giordano Bellincampi, the Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia. “We believe in the power of live performance to create beautiful, life-affirming experiences and in 2022, we invite you to take your seat and experience the magic for yourself.”įritzsch, who is moving to Brisbane with his family in 2022, will conduct the QSO in seven concerts. “Along this musical journey our audiences will meet soloists and conductors who will serve as tour guides, pointing out musical sights and sounds”, said Fritzsch. Maestro Johannes Fritzsch, Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser.

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