The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio, with piano soloist Alon Kariv and trumpeter Jan Hasenörhl, closes the classical programme of the 2027 Perth Festival of the Arts.
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra are playing the Perth Concert Hall on Friday 28 May 2027, as the finale to the classical programme of the Perth Festival of the Arts. They're an audience favourite across Europe, known for working across a fair few different musical genres, and for this night they'll be led by the American conductor Steven Mercurio.
The programme is a bit of a mix. It opens with Smetana's Vltava, a symphonic poem that follows the course of the famous Czech river through hunts, folk festivals and mythical water spirits. That's paired with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, played by the multi-award-winning virtuoso Alon Kariv, and the composer's Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture. The bill then shifts into cinema and world music: Astor Piazzolla's Libertango and Jerry Goldsmith's score for Roman Polanski's film noir Chinatown. Trumpeter Jan Hasenörhl, a founder member of the orchestra, also features.
It's a wide-ranging set, so it works whether you're there for the big romantic classics or the more cinematic side of things. The Czech National Symphony Orchestra are billed as a roof-raising finale to the festival's classical programme, and with Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla and Goldsmith all on one bill, it's a fair amount of ground to cover in one evening.
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The concert is in the Gannochy Trust Auditorium at the Perth Concert Hall on Mill Street, starting at 19:30. Tickets are £23.50 to £42.50, which includes a £2.50 booking fee, and under-18s get in for £5.
