From Salon to Symphony
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra
Date and time:
Sunday 8 November 2026
2.30pm
Venue:
Concert Chamber
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
University of Waikato
Conductor: Simon Brew
Soloists:
Indiana Williamson, violin
Nrusingha Rath, violin
Renee Kenyon, clarinet
From Salon to Symphony
A concert performance that journeys from elegance to exhilaration. Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky bring dazzling dance and violin virtuosity, alongside the lyrical beauty of Alice Mary Smith’s clarinet Andante. The concert culminates in Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 — a powerful, uplifting masterpiece that rises to a thrilling, triumphant finish.
Join us for a concert that moves from the refined intimacy of the salon to the exhilarating heights of the symphonic stage — an unforgettable arc of colour, drama, and emotion.
Programme
Saint-Saëns | Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (soloist - Indiana Williamson)
Alice Mary Smith | Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra in D major
Tchaikovsky | Valse Scherzo Op 34 (soloist - Nrusingha Rath)
Interval
Sibelius | Symphony No 2 in D major, Op. 43
