Penrith
symphony
Orchestra
November 7, 2026 7:30 pm
DEATH & FATE
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
WAGNER The Flying Dutchman Overture
WAGNER Lohengrin Prelude to Act III
LISZT Totentanz
WAGNER Rienzi Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Danse Macabre
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite
Paul Terracini conductor
Vatche Jambazian piano
Acclaimed Australian pianist Vatche Jambazian appears as soloist in Liszt’s Totentanz. The concept underpinning the ‘danse macabre’ captured imaginations since the Middle-Ages, with artists frequently exploring and revisiting the genre. Liszt’s contribution to the form unleashes both piano and orchestra with apocalyptic force in a bravura showpiece.
The innovative and gripping music of Wagner also features, with a series of highlights from his operatic works, before an audience favourite from Saint-Saens. Grieg’s much-loved Peer Gynt rounds out this dramatic and vivid program.
Established in 1988 Penrith Symphony Orchestra is one of Australia’s leading community orchestras.
Under the baton of Paul Terracini, amateur and professionally trained musicians collaborate with distinguished conductors and soloists providing affordable major orchestral and operatic performances.
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