Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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Maestro 8: Scheherazade
QPAC · Brisbane City
16 Oct 2026
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Production
Orchestral Symphony Concert
Maestro 8: Scheherazade – QPAC, Brisbane City
- Date
- Friday, 16 October 2026
- Time
- 19:30
- Duration
- 02:00
- Venue
- QPAC
- Address
- Grey St & Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- City
- Brisbane City
- Organisation
- Queensland Symphony Orchestra
About this event
An evening of storytelling – no words required. Season 2026 Subscriptions are on sale now. Individual concerts will go on sale to the general public on Monday, 17 November 2025 at 9am. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, conjures ancient stories in sweeping detail. The QSO Concertmaster’s solo violin becomes the voice of Scheherazade herself, spinning her story through each movement. Grieg’s Piano Concerto offers a different kind of storytelling, performed by celebrated Australian pianist Piers Lane. With its unforgettable opening, sweeping melodies and folk-tinged charm, it remains one of the most beloved concertos in the repertoire. Opening the concert is Release by Ella Macens, a rising voice in Australian music. Commissioned for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 50 Fanfares project, this atmospheric work is a meditation on bravery, stillness, and the courage to return to self. Let the stories unfold.
Cast & creative
Piano
Piers Lane
Conductor
Otto TauskConductor
Otto TauskConductor
Otto Tausk- E
Composer
Ella Macens - E
Composer
Edvard Grieg - N
Composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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