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 with the world premiere of the 2023 Young Composer Award winner, Klearhos Murphy's Prayer for Makronissos, 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
Pavlova Monolog
Tycho Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra
Murphy Prayer for Makronissos
Dvořák A Hero’s Song op. 111

FEATURING:

Conductor: Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith

Violin: Maria Lindsay

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra

Willoughby Symphony Choir