Concerts Archive - Penrith Symphony Orchestra

Hisaishi Studio Ghibli Medley

Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Bernstein The Great Escape

Williams Jaws

Jarre Lawrence of Arabia

Moross A Big Country

Williams E.T.

Rota The Godfather

Paul Terracini conductor

An assortment of scores from the legendary Joe Hisaishi forms the first part of a cinematic epic, followed by a selection of Hollywood classics.

Memorable themes from some of John Williams greatest contributions are highlighted, with music from Jaws, E.T., and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The instantly recognisable Lawrence of Arabia makes an appearance, as does the hauntingly memorable Nino Rota score from The Godfather.

There really is something for everyone and more besides, in a tremendous afternoon of music from the screen.

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.1

Paul Terracini Conductor

Aiko Goto Violin

A sublimely lyrical masterpiece, Beethoven’s only violin concerto premiered in 1806 before fading into relative obscurity. It took a performance nearly forty years later in 1844 by none other than the then twelve-year-old Joseph Joachim to popularise the work, propelling it into the standard repertoire as we know it today.

Australian Chamber Orchestra violinist Aiko Goto is soloist in this symphonically scaled and expressive work.

Wavering between wild energy, humour and haunting desolation, Shostakovich’s first symphony was both ultimate graduation piece and proclamation of his arrival as a composer. Completed in 1925 at the age of just eighteen, the musical language is already strikingly distinct and instantly recognisable as the composers own.

Perhaps influenced by his work as a cinema pianist, the montage style of writing surprises with constant juxtaposition, twists and turns.