Work: Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: 1st Waltz sequence

The RLPO with their new chief conductor herald a return to full-scale orchestral performances with an evening of dances, plus Clara Schumann's far too rarely heard Piano Concerto.

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A much anticipated amazing Girls Night Out in Adelaide

Brian Angus, 09 Aug

When two internationally acclaimed sopranos, two internationally acclaimed mezzos, a brilliant world-renowned conductor, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the music of Richard Strauss align all the elements of a magnificent, thrilling evening have gelled.

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Xavier Phillips glows in Elgar with the Seattle Symphony

Erica Miner, 01 Oct

Two spirited, late romantic works bookended a more somber one in Ludovic Morlot’s Masterworks performance with the Seattle Symphony.

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