Moving between reflection and imagination, intimate perspectives expand into shared narratives shaped by memory, place, and identity.

Chloé Charody’s My Australia offers a deeply personal meditation on landscape and belonging. That inward focus deepens in Peskin’s Concerto No. 1 in C minor, where, in the hands of Selina Ott (Austria), the trumpet takes on a more searching, unsettled voice; darkly lyrical, taut, and expressive at its edges.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade opens outward into a vivid orchestral tapestry, unfolding in luminous, ever-shifting episodes inspired by a legendary female storyteller, where fantasy, colour, and momentum continually reshape the narrative.

Pricing

Standard: $55
Concession: $50
Under 30: $30

$5 booking fee applies per transaction

Duration

Approximate running time is 100 minutes including a 20 minute Interval.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessibile

FULL PROGRAM

CHLOE CHARODY My Australia
PESKIN Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C minor

INTERVAL

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35

Dates & Times

November 2026

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Selina Ott - Trumpet

Awarded the Opus Klassik Award 2021 for her debut album ‘Trumpet Concertos’ with the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien and first female 1st Prize winner for trumpet at the ARD International Competition, Selina Ott has performed solo concerti with the Wiener Symphoniker, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Tonkünstler Orchestra, and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

Since winning the ARD competition at the age of 20, Selina has performed in esteemed concert halls such as the Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein Vienna, Philharmonie Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Kölner Philharmonie, Philharmonie Essen, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Wolkenturm Grafenegg, Rudolfinum Prague, Salle Philharmonique de Liège, Die Glocke Bremen, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall Yerevan, and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.

As a recording artist, Selina has released three albums including “Trumpet Concertos” with the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien and a solo recital disc with pianist En-Chia Lin on the Orfeo label. Her latest 2022 disc with the RSO Wien features duo concerto works with pianist Maria Radutu has received critical acclaim for performances of concerti by Shostakovich, Weinberg, and Jolivet.

"Ott negotiates all the considerable technical hurdles of the Weinberg with aplomb and receives committed support from the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Dirk Kaftan."

BBC Music Magazine

"Radiant tone, calm poise, and remarkable versatility."

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Sydney University Symphony Orchestra

Luke Spicer - Conductor

Luke Spicer is an Australian conductor and music director renowned for his dynamic leadership in both operatic and symphonic contexts. Initially trained as a violist and chamber musician, he transitioned into conducting, earning acclaim for his expressive interpretations and engaging performances.

Spicer completed his Master of Conducting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, furthering his studies in Freiburg and Manchester. He also attended the Fondazione Musicale Chigiana in Siena, where he studied under Maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti. In 2016, he participated in the Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program, collaborating with renowned conductors such as Johannes Fritzsch, Giordano Bellincampi, and Marco Letonja.

In 2014, Spicer was appointed Principal Conductor of the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, a position he still holds. He has made a significant impact in this role, bringing an innovative approach to the orchestra’s repertoire. Spicer also became Music Director of Blush Opera in Sydney in 2016 and served as Associate Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra for several years. His operatic debut came in 2015 with Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, featuring Silvia Colloca, Stacey Alleaume, and Catherine Bouchier in principal roles. In 2016, he conducted a sell-out production of Puccini’s Il Tabarro, directed by Constantine Costi.

Spicer has conducted numerous prestigious orchestras, including the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, where he served as Guest Assistant Conductor under Simone Young and Vladimir Ashkenazy. He has also worked as a guest Assistant Conductor at The Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Saarländisches Staatstheater of Saarbrücken.

Sydney University Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, is a collection of students and faculty who love music. Originally known as the Pro Musica Orchestra, it was founded in 1948 by Donald Peart. It is now one of the most established performing arts societies at The University of Sydney.

The orchestra consists of over 70 students from all faculties and campuses of the university including students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.