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Tchaikovsky's Pathetique

Duration: 1 hr 58 mins
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +0000

West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s Gala Season Opening
TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHETIQUE

LIVE WEBCAST from Perth Concert Hall
7.20pm, Saturday 16 March 2013

Hear the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in all its power, brilliance and beauty. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Pathétique is an impassioned struggle with the power of fate. Strauss’ Four Last Songs are elegiac summations of life and death, their autumnal melodies soaring over a rich orchestral tapestry.

JOHN ADAMS Slonimsky’s Earbox
STRAUSS, R. Four Last Songs
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique

Paul Daniel, conductor
Orla Boylan, soprano

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts.

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia’s largest and busiest performing arts company. Established in 1928, WASO is the state’s only professional orchestra, playing a central role in the cultural life of Western Australia.

WASO’s vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Each year the Orchestra reaches out into the community and gives people across Western Australia and beyond the opportunity to experience the magic of classical music through concert performances, touring, education programs, and other initiatives.