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Ryman Healthcare Spring Gala: Beethoven's Ninth Beethoven Festival at Hamer Hall


Join us for the grand finale of our Beethoven Festival – featuring some of Australia’s best opera singers, the MSO Chorus, and a brand new MSO commission – under the baton of Chief Conductor Jaime Martín.

  • Known for his exceptional choral music, the title of Sir James MacMillan’s Concerto for Orchestra is something of an enigma, in that a concerto is conventionally written for a solo instrument and orchestra, rather than for orchestra and… orchestra. Join us in cracking the code of this newly commissioned work from one of the UK’s most sought-after composers.

  • After eight symphonies, Beethoven took his Ninth to a whole new level by composing the biggest symphony in existence – a beast of a work depicting the triumphant union of all mankind. Almost entirely deaf by this point, this landmark feat for choir and orchestra is best known for its epic finale ­­of Ode to Joy. A star-studded line-up of soloists join the MSO and MSO Chorus for this rousing performance of the great choral symphony.

Event Details:

  • Dates:
    Thursday 28 November 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall
    Friday 29 November 2024 7:30pm at Hamer Hall
    Saturday 30 November 2024 2pm at Hamer Hall

  • Duration: 2 hours no interval!

  • Location: Hamer Hall

  • Featuring: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Jaime Martín conductor

  • Program:
    James MacMillan Concerto for Orchestra
    Beethoven Symphony No.9 Choral

More info & tickets here.