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Individual tickets available from 28 October
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$40-$95
Concession
$35-$90
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Dates
Monday 22 August 2022
6:30pm at Hamer Hall
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Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor
Christopher Moore viola
Program
Berlioz Harold in Italy
About this performance
The prose of Lord Byron provides the artistic inspiration behind this large-scale symphonic poem by Berlioz, in which MSO Principal Viola Christopher Moore assumes the instrumental role of Harold, a character who wanders through a tableau of Berlioz’s creation.
After the success of his startling Symphonie Fantastique, Berlioz was approached by the virtuoso violinist Paganini. Having recently acquired a Stradivarius viola, Paganini was looking for repertoire for the instrument. Harold in Italy was the result – a symphonic poem inspired by Lord Byron’s Childe Harold and Berlioz’s own travels in Italy.
Duration: approx. 50 minutes, no interval
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COVIDSafe Information
The MSO and the venues in which we perform will operate under government health and safety guidelines in place at the time of the event. Information about protocols in place will be included in the pre-concert email sent to attendees a few days prior to the performance.