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[VIC] Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Free Concerts Wed 8 Feb, Wed 15 Feb, Sat 18 Feb @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl

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[VIC] Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Free Concerts Wed 8 Feb, Wed 15 Feb, Sat 18 Feb @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
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Kikiriki on 20/01/2023 - 09:28 mso.com.au (1663 clicks)
Last edited 06/02/2023 - 23:55 by 1 other user

8 Feb (Wed) - A Tchaikovsky Spectacular -7:30pm at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Free entry - no bookings required
Gates open at 4.30pm with entry on a first-in basis

Experience the passionate and exhilarating music of the great composer Tchaikovsky in the great outdoors!

Featuring some of his best known works, this performance will have you humming all the way home.

Duration: approx. 2 hours including interval.

Please note that as this is a free event, there is no way to reserve a space other than to arrive well before the performance time. On some occasions these events fill to capacity early in the evening leaving some people needing to sit out in the park to listen to the performance.

We play rain, hail or shine. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor amphitheatre. If rain or bad weather occurs, the show will proceed, unless deemed unsafe to do so.

Featuring:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Antonioli conductor
Aaron Wyatt conductor
Richard Narroway cello

Program:
Deborah Cheetham Long Time Living Here (Musical Acknowledgement of Country)
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

15 Feb (Wed)

18 Feb (Sat)

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  • placard on 20/01/2023 - 10:25
    +10

    I went to one of these a few years ago, was fantastic!!

    Just be warned - if you want a good spot and to find free parking walkable, get there early! Sounds annoying, but really if it's a nice evening, you can bring snacks and just chill on the grass having a picnic before the concert starts.

    • 3atc3 on 20/01/2023 - 10:26
      +2

      I typically walk in a few minutes before it starts and there are still seats available right at the front. But yeah, the picnic spots are hotly contested!

      • placard on 20/01/2023 - 10:31
        +1

        Oh well, yeah, I should have put a caveat regarding if you're in a group of people that needs more space kinda thing.

      • lainey13 on 20/01/2023 - 12:01
        +2

        It really varies on the program. Tchaikovsky is always popular and the venue will fill up. But can you get a good spot without lining up? Yes.
        John Williams was so packed last year they closed the gates early and people were sitting outside listening. Inside was completely full. Within the first hour of gates opening all good spots were gone.

      • anastasiastarz on 21/01/2023 - 00:19

        Woah that's crazy! Any tips? I'm thinking if you're after a seat, fly solo.

    • AsukaST on 20/01/2023 - 10:39

      could you please suggest some free parking spots?

      • placard on 20/01/2023 - 10:41
        +1

        I usually just find something the other side of St Kilda Road in the residential streets and walk across. No point even trying to find a spot in those streets that run adjacent to SMMB

        • AsukaST on 20/01/2023 - 11:21

          thanks. let's hope it's not going to rain.

  • AsukaST on 20/01/2023 - 10:32
    +1

    They are 3 free concerts in a row, same as previous years

    one on 15 Feb (Sat)
    https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2023-smmb-mosaics
    and on 18 Feb (Sat)
    https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2023-smmb-carmina-burana

    • Kikiriki on 20/01/2023 - 10:58

      Thanks!

    • lebrongarnet on 20/01/2023 - 12:10
      +2

      Small correction: 15th is a Wednesday

  • vlahka on 20/01/2023 - 11:08
    -7

    What, no show in melbourne from the melbourne orchestra? Does sydney not have its own band?

    • placard on 20/01/2023 - 11:43
      +1

      Huh?

      • vlahka on 20/01/2023 - 11:44
        -4

        Theres free shows in sydney, I'm just wondering why there arent free shows listed in melbourne. As a side note I live in Darwin.

        • Kikiriki on 20/01/2023 - 11:52
          +6

          These free shows are in Melbourne. The venue is called the Sidney Myer music bowl. No relation to the city of Sydney. Hope you can make it down!

          • vlahka on 20/01/2023 - 17:12

            @Kikiriki: Oh thank you for that, I had no idea about venue names, thought the city instead. I mainly wanted to know since my sister lives in melbourne and this would be good for her.

            All you people negging me need to understand people who dont live in melbourne have no idea whats there.

        • lebrongarnet on 20/01/2023 - 12:16
          +7

          Sidney Myer was the founder of the store Myer and used to host free MSO concerts in the 20s. A charitable trust was established after he died which funded the construction of this fantastic venue, so this event carries on his tradition.

    • nigel deborah on 20/01/2023 - 12:11
      +5

      Hoping this is a joke ?

      • vlahka on 20/01/2023 - 17:13

        I dont know melbourne so I cant know this place is an area in melbourne. You can call me thick but I dont live there. So learning is probably a good thing, hence why I start asking questions.

    • vlahka on 20/01/2023 - 19:44
      +2

      For anyone else wanting to neg me, understand I'm in darwin and dont know what your places are called. I wanted to know because my sister lives in melbourne and wanted to show her it. Funnily enough she also thought that place was in sydney and shes been there 20 years. Thanks.

  • drprox on 20/01/2023 - 18:39
    -1

    Dan/Capp - "please come back to Melbourne…. please".

    Edit - joke aside this sounds great and would love to go.

  • Colonel Shameless on 21/01/2023 - 19:18
    +4

    I am so pumped for Carmina Burana Saturday 18 Feb. I hate Carlton Draught, but maybe I will bring some in just for the novelty.
    IT’S A BIG AD… VERY BIG AD

    • anastasiastarz on 22/01/2023 - 01:39

      Check bag rules, sometimes you can't even bring in water…

      • anastasiastarz on 06/02/2023 - 21:08

        Just checked, no glass or water. Will be decanting our wine into water bottles.

    • Yapapi on 03/02/2023 - 18:10
      +1

      Make sure you get there early for the 6pm curtain raiser with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra.

  • chiuy on 06/02/2023 - 19:08

    Each concert has a different program.
    The post makes it look like its Tchaikovsky each day, but its not.

    • Kikiriki on 06/02/2023 - 23:58
      +1

      Fixed. Hopefully clearer now.

  • anastasiastarz on 06/02/2023 - 21:10
    +3

    Here's the link for those playing along at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQTHLFWigI

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