This event is available to Young Musician’s Pass members. Booking opens at 12noon on 19 May and closes 5pm on 30 June. Tickets are likely to sell fast so don't wait.  

YMP members are eligible for up to three pairs of free tickets. View the YMP Programme.

Joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín, William Barton takes centre stage in Treaty by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. Performed for the first time and composed for the Yidaki, the work evokes the depth and richness of Indigenous Australian culture.

Created by indigenous communities in northern Australia at least 1000 years ago, the Yidaki is widely known by the anglicised term Didgeridoo. Its name varies across regions, languages and cultural knowledge.

Before reaching Australia, there’s a trip to Italy in Edward Elgar’s In the South. Written after an Italian holiday, Elgar said that he was inspired by ‘the thoughts and sensations of one beautiful afternoon’.

Then on to an art gallery, where Modest Mussorgsky acts as tour guide in Pictures at an Exhibition. Vividly orchestrated by Maurice Ravel, each movement evokes a portrait or landscape, from a clumsy gnome to the majestic Great Gates of Kyiv.

What to expect at Usher Hall

Usher Hall is home to our series of world-class orchestras, soloists and operas in concert.

Sit back in the beautiful auditorium, turn off your phone and let the sounds of the symphony wash over you.