Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 - Australasian Orchestra/AO 2026
About
The Australasian Orchestra's (AO) will commence 2026 in truly grand style featuring Sergei Rachmaninov's (Rachmaninoff's) incredible Symphony No. 2! The concert will also have the orchestral new version of Cascades by Melbourne's Jessamie Kaitler, plus wonderful soprano soloist Piera Dennerstein performing exquisite songs by Debussy, Leoncavallo, and Bizet with the orchestra (as listed below).We hope to see you and the incredible AO performers on the 1st March 2026!
SUNDAY 1st March 2026, 2pm
AT: James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies College
207 Barkers Road Kew, Vic.
*PARKING: Limited parking on-site will be available (smaller than usual due to construction work occurring until the end of school term #1), however other parking is readily available in surrounding streets.
- Multiple disabled carpark spots are available on-site.
REPERTOIRE:
Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2
Claude Debussy - Lia's Aria (from L’enfant Prodigue)
Georges Bizet - Habanera (from Carmen)
Ruggero Leoncavallo - Qual fiamma avea nel guardo... Stridono lassu (from Pagliacci)
Jessamie Kaitler - Cascades
Bookings advised.
- Event seating: unallocated.
- The auditorium's doors will open at 1.30pm.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:
- The auditorium (incl. foyer) is street level accessible via sloped ground access (the auditorium’s 1st row of seats is on the same level).
- 10 seats are automatically reserved in the bottom 2 rows of the seating bank for people with accessibility needs.
- Best auditorium wheelchair access is via the stage door (due to the audience’s main auditorium door’s narrow width). To assist with stage door access, kindly inform ticket desk staff upon arrival.
Date
Sunday 1 March 2026 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC+11)Location
James Tatoulis Auditorium – Methodist Ladies' College
207 Barkers Road, Kew Victoria 3101