Symphonic Celebration - 2026 Sidney Myer Free Concerts

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am UTC+11:00

Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne | Melbourne

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Publisher/HostMelbourne Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Celebration - 2026 Sidney Myer Free Concerts
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Free entry - no bookings required
Gates open at 5pm with entry on a first-in basis

About this performance
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been your orchestra for 120 years and counting. We’re celebrating this monumental occasion at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Bring your friends, parents, or first date – we’re pulling out the fan favourites to give you the best evening we can.
It’ll kick off with a brand-new fanfare from Melbourne’s Andrew Aronowicz, our Cybec Young Composer in Residence. He’s a familiar face to many MSO concertgoers, but if you’re new to his work, this could be the start of a beautiful musical relationship.
Holly Harrison features next on the program – could she be your new favourite artist? The Australian composer wrote Hellbent for the MSO, and it was first performed by our Principal Trumpet Owen Morris who now returns for its brassy, bluesy solo.
We’ll then venture deeper into our history with Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No.1, performed at one of our very first concerts ever. It's based on a Norwegian folk tale about a peasant who travels the world seeking fame and fortune, then finds his way back home to everlasting love.
Australian conductor Leonard Weiss will wrap up the concert with Beethoven’s gripping Symphony No.5. Hear that famous theme of fate knocking at the door, dun-dun-dun-daa. Let the next 120 years enter!
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Weiss conductor
Owen Morris trumpet
Program
Andrew Aronowicz^ Fanfare*
Holly Harrison Hellbent
Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No.1
Beethoven Symphony No.5
^Cybec Young Composer in Residence
*World Premiere of an MSO Commission
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