Event
Maestro 10: Don Juan & Manfred : QSO Maestro Series Season Finale
- Date: Friday, 27 November 2026, 7:30 PM
- Venue: QPAC Concert Hall — Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Grey St and Melbourne St, Southbank, QLD
- Tickets: $104-145* Adult *(A transaction fee of $7.50 applies)
Event Details
This season finale reveals Queensland Symphony Orchestra at full power.
At just 24, Richard Strauss unleashed Don Juan, a blazing tone poem whose fearless virtuosity still challenges orchestras worldwide. Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici steers its themes as they leap, flirt, and finally sink into uneasy silence – echoing Nikolaus Lenau’s restless hero.
Australian-Ukrainian composer Catherine Likhuta follows with a brand-new commission - Visions of Grandeur (World Premiere) - written expressly for the colours and musicians of Queensland Symphony Orchestra – a concentrated burst of rhythm, brilliance, and lyricism.
Tchaikovsky’s giant, Manfred Symphony, crowns the evening. Inspired by Byron’s brooding hero, this vast score plunges into guilt, delirium, and fleeting redemption, its rich orchestration and sweeping climaxes stretching every section to the limit.
Experience an unforgettable test of virtuosity and vision.
Featured non-Australian music: R. Strauss; Tchaikovsky
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured artists
- Music of Catherine Likhuta
- Presented by Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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