Celebrate musical dedications with Associate Conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith.

Hear Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s beloved Concertmaster Maria Lindsay perform Alla Pavlova’s lush Monolog – written as a tribute to Pavlova’s violinist father – alongside a dazzling performance of Australian jazz legend Tommy Tycho’s Violin Concerto, dedicated to Lindsay herself.

Experience the next generation of classical music when the winner of the 2023 Young Composer Award is unveiled, with a brand new work for the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Willoughby Symphony Choir.

This exciting concert opens with Béla Bartók’s passionate Romanian Folk Dances and comes to a riveting close with Antonín Dvořák’s epic Hero’s Song.

Program:

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances BB 76

Alla Pavlova: Monolog

Tommy Tycho: Violin Concerto

Dvořák: A Hero’s Song op. 111

• Saturday, 20 May 2023 | 07:00 PM – 09:30 PM
• Sunday, 21 May 2023 | 02:00 PM – 04:30 PM

This concert will also be streamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall – $24 Live stream tickets here