SYMPHONIC SERIES IV
Saturday 8 November 2025
Concert Hall

BRAHMS & BORODIN

Originally conceived as part of a larger operatic score, the Polovtsian Dances present an exhilarating  spectacle for orchestra, followed by the soaring Romanticism of Khachaturian.

Lara Dowdeswell appears as soloist in Saint-Saëns mellifluous and virtuosic violin showpiece, the 

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso dazzles with its technical acrobatics and lyricism in equal measure.

Grandly pastoral but with darkness ever lurking, Brahms second symphony was written over the summer 

of 1877, during a stay at the picturesque lakeside town of Pörtschach. This elegant and complex work  brims with melody and emotion.

ROMANTIC EPICS-BRAHMS & BORODIN

JENNY BOUNDS YOUNG COMPOSER PRIZE

BORODIN Polovtsian Dances

KHACHATURIAN Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Tickets & pricing Tickets from $25 – $69.90
Duration Approximately 94 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Age Suitability Suitable for ages 5+
Latecomers will be admitted during a suitable break in the performance.