Pictures at an Exhibition
Dramatic & Evocative
Mussorgsky’s Pictures come to life in Ravel’s iconic orchestration.
Duration
The concert will conclude at approximately 9.30pm (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and 3pm (Thursday).
Pre-Concert
Join us for the pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the performances in the Northern Foyer, by Francis Merson.
Program Book
Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the program book to get all the details.
Music imitates art in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a dramatic suite of ten movements inspired by the artworks of Victor Hartmann.
Unfolding with joyous energy and daring surprise, Mussorgsky’s musical scenes are as evocative and contrasting as the pictures themselves.
From the endearing inelegance of The Gnome, to the fleeting beauty of the Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, to the triumphant power of The Great Gate of Kiev – Mussorgsky’s vision is revealed through the power of Ravel’s iconic orchestration.
The brilliance of rising star Marie-Ange Nguci shines through in Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No.2. Sometimes reflective and melancholic, sometimes fiery and dramatic, the composer’s own pianistic virtuosity finds its match in Nguci’s generation-defining talent.
Program
MIRIAMA YOUNG Reflections on the Harbour Light*
50 Fanfares Commission
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.2
MUSSORGSKY arr. RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
*Miriama Young's Reflections on the Harbour Light was made possible through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 50 Fanfares project and was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Neilson Foundation.
Artists
MIHHAIL GERTS conductor
MARIE-ANGE NGUCI piano
Series Presenting Partner
