Photo of Kristian Chong and the words Smyth, Beethoven and Shostakovich

Concert coming up this Saturday

Shostakovich 5

Saturday 22 March 2025, 7.30pm

James Tatoulis Auditorium - MLC - Kew

Zelman Symphony’s 2025 season opens with a program full of emotion and drama.

Ethyl Smyth's overture to The Wreckers introduces the opera's central themes of moral conflict, betrayal and the clash between personal desires and collective duty.

Featuring our soloist Kristian Chong, Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto is full of dramatic contrasts, combining intense, heroic themes with lyrical moments. Its powerful, virtuosic piano part and rich orchestration showcase Beethoven's innovation.

Our concert concludes with Shostakovich's Symphony no. 5. Composed at the height of Stalin’s purge, it blends emotional depth and formal structure, reflecting personal struggle under Stalin's regime. It's both a triumphant and complex work, symbolising resilience and artistic survival.

Artists

Rick Prakhoff – conductor

Kristian Chong – piano

Program

Smyth, E – The Wreckers: Overture

Beethoven – Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor Op. 37

Shostakovich – Symphony no. 5 in D minor Op. 47

Tickets

Venue

James Tatoulis Auditorium - MLC - Kew
Methodist Ladies' College, 207 Barkers Rd, Kew VIC 3101
Venue opens at 7.00pm