Until Sat 23 Jan
Elder Hall · Adelaide
seven orchestral concerts from the country's best young musicians
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This is AYO’s summer Playlist. Vividly brought to life by the 200 outstanding young musicians, aspiring orchestral managers, sound engineers and broadcast hosts of the Australian Youth Orchestra's National Music Camp, the AYO Summer Music Festival is a celebration of music not just to listen to but to experience played across seven unforgettable concerts.
The Summer Music Festival is led by National Music Camp Creative Director Lachlan Bramble (ASO) and an internationally-acclaimed artistic team, each with a summer Playlist of their own to share. Conductor Emilia Hoving brings music connected to her Finnish heritage, including works by Jean Sibelius, Kaija Saariaho and Outi Tarkiainen; Maestro Alexandre Bloch explores the colours and imagination of France through music by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel; while Japanese violinist and string ensemble director Aiko Goto shines a light on composer Yasushi Akutagawa, alongside music by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin.
REPERTOIRE
(subject to change - for updates visit ayo.com.au/hear-us)
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 1 | 4pm 16 January
IVES The Unanswered Question
MAHLER Totenfeier
BARTOK Dance Suite
Elena KATS-CHERNIN Moon Feather Magic
TCHAIKOVSKY String Serenade in C Major
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 2 | 7.30pm 16 January
VIVALDI Sinfonia in C from L’Olimpiade
AKUTAGAWA Triptyque for String Orchestra
Maria GRENFELL Rock Hopping
DEBUSSY La Mer
SAARIAHO Ciel d’hiver
SIBELIUS En Saga
Maria GRENFELL Stealing Tutunui
BRASS & PERCUSSION | 7.30pm 21 January
Quick answers
When is AYO Summer Music Festival 2027?
From Sat 16 Jan 2027, until Sat 23 Jan.
Where is it?
Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA.
How much are tickets?
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