# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:45 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: It’s the 1700s and you’re sipping a glass of champagne. Beautiful music is playing through the open air, and you listen to the instruments while cruising gently down the river with your friends. It’s a scene fit for a king, which is exactly why George Frideric Handel composed Water Music. King George I commissioned this soundtrack for an outdoor party on the River Thames, and enjoyed it so much he told the musicians to play it over and over again. It still fits the bill for a delightful occasion some three centuries on.

We’ve turned this event into a miniature Baroque festival because we’re graced with the presence of Kristian Bezuidenhout, an Australian keyboard player and early music specialist now based in London. He’ll play his own harpsichord arrangement of a piece from J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Listen out for two more of Bach’s pieces on this program, alongside Handel’s stately Concerto Grosso and richly coloured overture to the opera Admeto.

Featuring

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Kristian Bezuidenhout harpsichord

Program

J.S. Bach Suite No.1 in C major, BWV 1066
J.S. Bach (arr. Bezuidenhout) Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Handel Overture to Admeto
Handel Concerto Grosso, Op.3, No.5 in D minor
J.S. Bach Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 52, Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht
Handel Water Music: Suite No.1 & Suite No.2
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/croydon/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-handel-and-bach/200030707453543
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Art, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Croydon
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: George Wood Performing Arts Centre
- **lat**: -37.783896972284
- **long**: 145.25790989399
- **full address**: George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 84-90 Kalinda Rd,Melbourne,VIC,Australia, Croydon

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach being held?
  - **A:** Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach takes place on Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:45 pm at George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 84-90 Kalinda Rd,Melbourne,VIC,Australia, Croydon.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach?
  - **A:** Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach is organized by George Wood Performing Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Croydon, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Presents Handel and Bach sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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