The annual Sidney Myer free concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra return. Admission is free and gates open at 4.30pm, entry is on a first in, best dressed basis. You may bring your own picnic and drinks but White Hat strongly advises you read the Terms & Conditions of Entry before deciding what to bring (e.g. professional cameras and selfie sticks are not permitted).

This concert will be preceded by a performance at 6pm by the wonderful Melbourne Youth Orchestras, and White Hat strongly recommends you arrive in time to hear Melbourne's young players performing at the highest standard.

The main concert entitled 'Saturday Night Symphony' (and which, strangely, contains no symphony) features Leon Fei (violin) and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Tianyi Lu (conductor).

•  Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah (The is the only information offered by the official publicity. Presumably it is not the whole opera, so White Hat guesses it may be the Bacchanale from Act 2)
• Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
• He/Chen Violin Concerto
• Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter
• Grandage Deep: A Silent Poem for Sir Douglas Mawson (Sir Douglas Mawson is one of White Hat's 200 Significant Australians)
• Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

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