Spotlight
Schedule
Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am
UTC+10:00Location
Costa Hall | Geelong, VI
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Did you know Strauss admired Mozart? We admire them both – and we’re a fan of Bartók, too. Enjoy the music of these three composers whose careers spanned different countries and eras, but who remain united in their abilities to bring out the brightest colours of the orchestra.You will often see Strauss and Mozart on the same concert program, partly because their music sounds so compatible when it’s played side by side. Mozart’s Oboe Concerto – here performed by our skilful Principal Oboe Johannes Grosso – is filled with a sunny energy to offset the beginning of your winter. Strauss’ waltzing Rosenkavalier Suite sounds just as warm and inspiring, and it stems from the love-fuelled comic opera he wrote in the early 1900s. Its story is set in Mozart’s own time and place, 18th Century Vienna.
The Rosenkavalier Suite in its orchestral form premiered in New York, 1944. It was there, just one year earlier, that Bartók started writing his Concerto for Orchestra. While the Mozart concerto places one solo instrument in the spotlight, Bartók takes a more democratic approach and gives each section of the orchestra the chance to shine. It’s solos for all!
Program
R. Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite
Mozart Oboe Concerto
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier conductor
Johannes Grosso oboe
Want to learn more about the music being performed? Arrive early for an informative and entertaining pre-concert talk.
26 June at 6:45pm
Costa Hall, Geelong
MSO's Geelong performance is supported by the Estate of the Late Blanche Brooke Hutchings and Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment.
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Where is it happening?
Costa Hall, D3.312-Perform Theatre, Brougham St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia, GeelongEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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