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Presented by Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra

Metro Concert #2

Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) and Sibelius’s Second Symphony come together as a celebration of far-off lands.

Opening with the harpsong of the mythic bard Lumír, Prague’s castle, Vysehrad, looks down on the river Vltava (or Moldau) in Smetana’s ode to his native land of Bohemia. Soloist Emily Granger then takes centre stage for the elegant and refined Morceau de Concert by Saint-Saens, in which the harp luxuriates in true French style.

Sibelius’s achingly beautiful Symphony No. 2 is, in his own words, a “confession of the soul”. The work opens with a simple three-note motif, and ends with a power and majesty that has grown from the roots of what came before.

Conductor: Steven Moore

Soloist: Emily Granger (Harp)

PROGRAM:

Smetana  |  Vysehrad and Moldau (from Ma Vlast)

Saint-Saens  |  Morceau de Concert, Op. 154

Sibelius  |  Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

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EVENT INFO

SUNDAY 6 APRIL 2025

Box office 2:00pm

Doors to theatre 2:30pm

Performance 3:00pm

TICKETS

Adult $38.00 / $40.00 door

Concession $28.00 / $30.00 door
(High-School/University Student, Pensioner, Seniors Card)

Child U12 $23.00 / $25.00 door

Member $23.00 (online only)

Under 18 welcome with parent/guardian

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