Tickets
Free entry - no bookings required
Gates open at 5pm with entry on a first-in basis
This performance will be live-streamed on YouTube
Dates
Tuesday 10 February 2026
7:30pm at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Duration
Approx. 1 hour & 50 minutes including a 20-minute interval
Accessibility
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Wheelchair, walker and scooter accessible
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Assistive listening devices available
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Service animals allowed
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
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
Featured artists
Supporters
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are made possible by the MSO Sidney Myer Trust Fund, in association with ABC Classic, The University of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne.
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ABC Classic
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University of Melbourne
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Arts Centre Melbourne
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are supported by City of Melbourne.
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City of Melbourne
The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are supported by Premier Production Partner CVP and Major Audio Partner Norwest.
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CVP
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Norwest
Andrew Aronowicz's position is supported by Cybec Foundation.
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Cybec Foundation
