Dvorak Under The Stars will see the orchestra take on Symphony No.7, John Adams’ post-minimal masterpiece Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F featuring Melbourne soloist Stefan Cassomenos. To cap it off, award-winning American conductor Joshua Weilerstein will also make his debut performance alongside the MSO.
The second and third instalments will showcase Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 – widely lauded as one the composer’s finest works – followed by Spanish and South American program Tang of the Tango. Featuring Australian guitar duo Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, conductor Benjamin Northy will lead the performance through renditions of tangos, a concerto for two guitars by Joaquin Rodrigo and works by Falla and Ginastera.
