# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 50 Years of ABC Classic - 2026 Sidney Myer Free Concerts
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Free entry - no bookings required
Gates open at 5pm with entry on a first-in basis

Join us for Melbourne Youth Orchestra's curtain raiser at 5.30pm

About this performance
Celebrate 50 years of classical music on our national airwaves in this musical love letter to ABC Classic radio.

Lead by Principal Guest Conductor Benjamin Northey, this is a program proudly featuring all-Australian works from composers like Elena Kats-Chernin, Nigel Westlake, Ross Edwards, Peter Sculthorpe and Ella Macens, with a beautiful selection of Australian artists that will take you to all parts of our Country, highlighting the important role ABC Classic has played over the last 50 years.

Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Northey conductor
Slava Grigoryan guitar
Aura Go piano
James Tawadros percussion
Joseph Tawadros oud
Natalie Chee violin

Program
Nigel Westlake Cudmurrah Fanfare
Nigel Westlake Antarctica Suite (selections)
Ella Macens New work*
Sculthorpe Small Town
Ross Edwards Maninyas Violin Concerto: 3rd movement
Elena Kats-Chernin Momentum
Peggy Glanville Hicks Etruscan Concerto: Promenade
Miriam Hyde Piano Concerto No.2: Andante Tranquillo
James Henry^ Warrin
Joseph and James Tawadros Constantinople
Joseph and James Tawadros Bluegrass Nikriz
Joseph and James Tawadros Permission to Evaporate

*World premiere
^Cybec First Nations Composer in Residence
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/50-years-of-abc-classic-2026-sidney-myer-free-concerts/200029168033809
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, live-music, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 601

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2026-smmb-50-years-of-abc-classic?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=melbourne-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
- **lat**: -37.82393883431
- **long**: 144.97459584572
- **full address**: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (https://allevents.in/org/melbourne-symphony-orchestra/1562263)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, concerts, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 50 Years of ABC Classic - 2026 Sidney Myer Free Concerts ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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