Beethoven’s charming First Symphony, written at the peak of the composer’s youthful classicism, will enchant and delight. Performing one of Mendelssohn’s best-loved compositions, Isabelle Faust makes her debut with WASO in this lyrical and supremely demanding Violin Concerto.
Following his impressive debut with WASO in 2007, gifted young pianist Cédric Tiberghien joins Simone Young in a dazzling concerto filled with fire and passion.
From its spectacular opening Sunrise fanfare, Strauss's tone poem
Also sprach Zarathustra, widely known for its use in
2001: A Space Odyssey, is one of the most instantly recognisable orchestral masterpieces.
From the atmospheric opening as nature awakens to the thunderous conclusion, Paul Daniel takes command of Mahler’s awe-inspiring First Symphony, full of the promise and fire of a young composer out to conquer the musical world.
Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante is a sparkling musical conversation featuring some of WASO’s outstanding players as soloists. From the dramatic overture to
Idomeneo to Haydn’s rhythmic
Military Symphony, this is a classical concert of rare charm and beauty.
Celebrate the festive season with Handel’s beloved, spiritual meditation on Christ’s birth, passion and resurrection. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, the WASO Chorus joins a magnificent Australian cast for an uplifting finale to the Masters season.