Symphony Fantastic Love, Lust and Madness

Symphony Fantastic Love, Lust and Madness

Date & time
Sat 18 May 2024
1:30pm to 2:30pm
Add to Calendar 2024-05-18 13:30 2024-05-18 14:30 Australia/Brisbane Symphony Fantastic Love, Lust and Madness Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Sa&euml;ns&rsquo; Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer&rsquo;s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici will energise the orchestra with Berlioz&rsquo;s evocative cocktail of opium and desire and actor Eugene Gilfedder will set a nightmarish scene. Between these killer works you&rsquo;ll hear Ravel&rsquo;s Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, as Hungarian violinist J&oacute;zsef Lendvay will hold you in the clutches of this spellbinding solo infused with a gypsy spirit. Queensland Symphony Orchestra is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://qso.com.au/events/2024/maestro/symphony-fantastic" target="_blank">QSO.</a> Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Melbourne and Grey Street, South Brisbane
Age

All ages

Cost

Tickets on sale 9am, 22 November 2023.

Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer’s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici will energise the orchestra with Berlioz’s evocative cocktail of opium and desire and actor Eugene Gilfedder will set a nightmarish scene. Between these killer works you’ll hear Ravel’s Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, as Hungarian violinist József Lendvay will hold you in the clutches of this spellbinding solo infused with a gypsy spirit.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. For more information, visit QSO.

Bookings

Bookings required. To book, visit Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Venue

Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Melbourne and Grey Street, South Brisbane

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