Expansive wonder of Sibelius and Rautavaara

If you’ve ever paid a visit to Heirisson Island at dusk, you’ll know that feeling when you hear the call of the swan; awestruck, contented, inspired. Rautavaara’s concerto for birds and orchestra sets the scene for Sibelius’ fifth symphony, a work of unbridled orchestral ecstasy inspired by swans in flight and infused with lustrous images of the expansive landscape of his native Finland.

Macedonian superstar Simon Trpčeski joins WASO to take on arguably the greatest piano concerto ever written, Rachmaninov’s stormy and majestic second.

PROGRAM

RAUTAVAARA Cantus arcticus
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2
SIBELIUS Symphony No.5

ARTISTS 

Dalia Stasevska conductor
Simon Trpčeski piano

RUNNING TIMES

Start: 2pm
Finish: 3pm*
25-minute interval*

*Times are approximate and subject to change at any time.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Menu available closer to event. 

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Presented by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra