Meet the Music: Beethoven's Second Symphony
Years 9-12
Dates & Key Information
Monday 4 May 2026
6:30pm at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Ticket price: $9
Our low ticket price is thanks to the support of an anonymous donor.
Duration: approx. 1 hour, no interval
Meet the Music Series
Limited tickets available!
The MSO’s popular Meet the Music Series for Schools is an exciting array of incredible performers and much-loved orchestral repertoire. With six concerts to choose from there is something to inspire everyone.
Each concert in this series will be accompanied by a digital pre-concert talk to help prepare students for the performance.
Program
C.P.E Bach Sinfonia in D major, WQ183: first movement
Locke The Tempest: Curtain Theme
Beethoven Symphony No.2
About this performance
This concert features a 15-20-minute presentation (Auslan interpreted) and a performance of the full work.
Beethoven's Second Symphony, with its dramatic opening and light-speed strings, has one foot in the classical era, and one in the romantic. With its captivating melodies and good cheer, it’s hard to contemplate that while writing this, Beethoven’s deafness was becoming more profound, and he was in the darkest moments of his life.
Conductor Chad Kelly guides this journey from darkness to light, complemented by C.P.E Bach’s vibrant Sinfonia and Locke’s atmospheric Tempest theme – a perfect showcase of musical evolution across three distinct voices.
Duration: approx. 1 hour, no interval
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Chad Kelly conductor