Previous concerts
Previous USO Concerts (2000-2024)
What follows is a record of our previous concerts from 2000. This will be regularly updated with the most recent concert at the top of the list. For biographical information of the soloists, please click on the date of the concert; this should download the official concert program which contains the soloists’ biographies, and lists the members of the USO who performed at that concert.
Information regarding our programs for concerts before 2000 can be sourced on request from the State Library of South Australia.
24 November 2024
Der Freischütz overture - C M von Weber
Concerto No. 5 for piano and orchestra in E flat major op 73 (Emperor) - L van Beethoven
Soloist - Marianna Grynchuk
Symphony No. 1 in E minor op 39 - J Sibelius
18 August 2024
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) overture - J Strauss
Concerto for horn and orchestra in D minor C38 - A Rosetti
Soloist - Emma Gregan
Peer Gynt Suite no 1 opus 46 - E Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite no 2 opus 55 - E Grieg
Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasy) TH 42 - P Tchaikovsky
12 May 2024
Coriolanus overture op 62 - L van Beethoven
Chaconne in G minor Z 730 - H. Purcell
Berenice overture HWV 38 - G F Handel
Symphony no. 3 in D major D200 - F Schubert
19 November 2023
Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) - R Wagner
Concerto in E minor for violin and orchestra op 64 - F Mendelssohn
Soloist - Janet Anderson
Symphony no 5 in E minor op 64 - P Tchaikovsky
13 August 2023
Overture to Idomeneo KV 366 - W.A. Mozart
Concerto in C major for two trumpets and strings. RV 537 - A. Vivaldi
Soloists – David Khafagi & Martin Phillipson
The Fairy Queen Z 629 - H. Purcell
First Music, Second Music, and Overture
Vltava (Die Moldau) from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) - B. Smetana
Scherzo Capriccioso opus 66 - A. Dvorak
7 May 2023
F. Mendelssohn - The Hebrides overture (Fingal’s Cave) opus 26
W.A. Mozart - Clarinet concerto in A major. K622
Soloist - James Skelton
L. van Beethoven - Symphony No 3 in E flat major Eroica opus 55
20 November 2022
Overture, Turkish March, and March to the Altar from "The Ruins of Athens" - L. van Beethoven
W. A. Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra in E flat Major - W. A. Mozart
Soloists - Janet Anderson (violin) & Rita Reichbart (viola)
Symphony no. 4 in A Major (Italian) - F. Mendelssohn
28 August 2022
R. Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
R. Schumann - Violoncello Concerto in A Minor
Soloist – Tom Marlin
J. Sibelius - Symphony no. 2
15 May 2022
40th Anniversary Concert
Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin - R. Wagner
Remembrance - M. Lofting
Concerto in A minor for piano and orchestra, opus 16 - E. Grieg
Soloist: piano – Michael Ierace
Symphonie Fantastique, opus 14 - H. Berlioz
1. Daydreams and Passions
2. A Ball
3. Scene in the Countryside
4. March to the Scaffold
5. Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath
21 November 2021
Overture to La Clemenza di Tito K.V. 621 - W.A. Mozart
Chaconne in G minor - H. Purcell
Suite from the Water Music - G. Handel arr. H. Harty
Symphony no. 104 in D major ("London") - J. Haydn
29 August 2021
Khovanshchina - Prelude: Sunrise over the Moscow River - M. Mussorgsky
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major opus 35 - P. Tchaikovsky
Soloist: violin – Cameron Hill
Scheherazade opus 35 - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
2 May 2021
Symphony no. 8 in F major opus 93 - L. van Beethoven
Concerto for marimba, vibraphone, and orchestra (1988) - Eric Bryce
Soloist: marimba and vibraphone - Ryszard Pusz
Four Slavonic Dances - A. Dvorak
Opus 46 no. 1 in C major
Opus 72 no. 2 in E minor
Opus 46 no. 7 in C minor
Opus 46 no. 8 in G minor
7 February 2021
as part of the sesquicentenary celebrations of the City of Unley
Elegie - J. Massenet
Pavane opus 50 - G. Faure
Symphony No 35 in D major K.V. 385 (Haffner) – W.A. Mozart
15 November 2020
Symphony no. 35 in D major K.V. 385 (Haffner) – W.A. Mozart
Symphony No 6 in F major opus 68 (Pastoral) - L. van Beethoven
17 November 2019
Fidelio overture opus 72c - L. van Beethoven
Concerto in B flat major KV 191/186e for bassoon and orchestra - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: bassoon - Leah Stephenson
Symphony no. 4 in F minor opus 36 - P. Tchaikovsky
11 August 2019
Ballet music from Le Cid - J. Massenet
The Swan of Tuonela - J. Sibelius
Cor anglais solo - Maarten Ryder
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 in B flat minor opus 23 - P. Tchaikovsky
Soloist: piano - Marianna Grynchuk
Grand Triumphal March, from Aida - G. Verdi
5 May 2019
Tragic overture opus 81 - J. Brahms
'Exsultate Jubilate' - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: soprano - Brooke Window
Symphony no. 8 in G major opus 88 - A. Dvorak
21 November 2018
Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) overture KV 486 - W.A. Mozart
Elegie - J. Massenet
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 2 in E flat major opus 74 - C. M. von Weber
Soloist: clarinet - Mitchell Berick
Symphony no. 3 in C major opus 52 - J. Sibelius
12 August 2018
Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) - A. Borodin
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis - R. Vaughan Williams
Concerto no. 2 in B flat major opus 83 for piano and orchestra - J. Brahms
Soloist: piano - Kenan Henderson
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 4 in G major opus 39 - E. Elgar
6 May 2018
Egmont overture opus 84 - L. van Beethoven
Concerto for flute and orchestra (first performance) - Peter Webb
Soloist: flute - Jennifer Bird
Symphony no. 9 in E minor opus 95 (From the New World) – A. Dvorak
15 November 2017
Der Freischutz overture opus 77 - C.M. von Weber
Sicilienne - G. Faure
Concerto for oboe and orchestra in C major KV 314 - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: oboe - Charles Klein
Symphony no. 5 in C minor opus 67 - L. Van Beethoven
6 August 2017
Prelude to La traviata - G. Verdi
Concerto for two cellos and strings in G minor - A. Vivaldi
Soloists: violoncello - Jillian Visser and Sebastian Mansell
Capriccio on Gypsy Themes opus 12 - S. Rachmaninoff
Kol Nidrei opus 47 for cello and orchestra - M. Bruch
Soloist: violoncello - Jillian Visser
Suite from The Nutcracker ballet opus 71 - P. Tchaikovsky
3 May 2017
King Stephen overture - L. van Beethoven
Concerto for viola and orchestra - J. C. Bach/H. Casadesus
Romanze for viola and orchestra - M. Bruch
Soloist: viola - Aiden Sullivan
Symphony no. 3 in E-Flat major opus 97 (Rhenish) - R. Schumann
16 November 2016
Overture to Don Giovanni K.V. 527 - W.A. Mozart
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in B minor opus 104 - A. Dvorak
Soloist: violoncello - Thomas Marlin
Symphony no. 4 in E minor opus 98 - J. Brahms
7 August 2016
Four Norwegian Dances opus 35 - E. Grieg
Concerto for double bass and orchestra opus 3 - S. Koussevitzky
Soloist: double bass - Sean Renaud
Symphony no. 7 in A major opus 92 - L. van Beethoven
4 May 2016
Overture to Il Seraglio KV 384 - W.A. Mozart
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major opus 61 - L. van Beethoven
Soloist: violin - Lachlan Bramble
Symphony no. 3 in A minor opus 56 (Scottish) - F. Mendelssohn
18 November 2015
Overture, Turkish March, and March to the Altar from The Ruins of Athens opus 113 - L. van Beethoven
Concerto for cello and orchestra in B flat major - L. Boccherini
Soloist: violoncello - David Moran
Five Preludes from Carmen - G. Bizet
Pavane opus 50 - G. Faure
Blanik, from Ma Vlast - B. Smetana
9 August 2015
Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 21 - F. Mendelssohn
She is warm (First Performance) - M. Lofting
Concerto no. 1 in E flat major opus 11 for horn and orchestra - R. Strauss
Soloist: horn - Sarah Barrett
La Boutique Fantasque (The Magic Toyshop) - suite from the ballet - Rossini/Respighi
Russian Easter Festival overture opus 36 - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
6 May 2015
Leonora no. 3 overture opus 72a - L. van Beethoven
Concerto in G major for two flutes and orchestra - D. Cimarosa
Soloists: flute - Kelsey Robinson and Andrew Baird
Symphony no. 7 in D minor opus 70 - A. Dvorak
19 November 2014
Roman Carnival overture - H. Berlioz
Concerto in C major for oboe and orchestra KV 314 - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: oboe - Joshua Oates
Symphony no. 1 in C minor opus 68 - J. Brahms
3 August 2014
Overture - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) opus 26 - F. Mendelssohn
Suite from Swan Lake opus 20a - P. Tchaikovsky
Concerto in A minor opus 16 for piano and orchestra - E. Grieg
Soloist: piano - Johanna Ng
The Music Box - A. Liadov
Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg (from Tannhauser) - R. Wagner
Due to circumstances beyond our control Johanna Ng was unable to play in this concert.
The revised program played is shown below.
Overture - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) opus 26 - F. Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in F minor No 3 Op 5 (Movements I and II) - Johannes Brahms
Pianist: Kenan Henderson
The Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg (from Tannhauser) - R. Wagner
Suite from Swan Lake opus 20a - P. Tchaikovsky
The Music Box - A. Liadov
Finlandia opus 26 no. 7 - J. Sibelius
6 April 2014
As part of the Adelaide International Cello Festival
Academic Festival overture opus 80 - J. Brahms
Concerto for cello and orchestra in D major - J. Haydn
Soloist: violoncello - Pei-Jee Ng
Double Concerto in A minor opus 102 for violin, cello, and orchestra - J. Brahms
Soloists: Lachlan Bramble – violin and Ewen Bramble - violoncello
Finlandia opus 26 no. 7 - J. Sibelius
20 November 2013
Symphony no. 4 in B flat major opus 60 - L. van Beethoven
Konzertstuck in F major opus 86 for four horns and orchestra - R. Schumann
Soloists: horn - Patrick Newson, Nicole John, David Clark, and Kerry Hewett
Overture to William Tell - G. Rossini
11 August 2013
Festive Overture opus 96 - D. Shostakovich
Concerto no. 1 in G minor for violin and orchestra opus 26 - M. Bruch
Soloist: violin - Julia Maly
Eight Russian Folksongs opus 58 - A. Liadov
Capriccio Espagnol opus 34 - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Soloist: violin - Julia Maly
8 May 2013
Fanfare for the Common Man - A. Copland
Festivo (Bolero) from Scenes Historiques opus 25 no. 3 - J. Sibelius
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in A major KV 622 - W. A. Mozart
Soloist: clarinet - Charise Altmann
Symphony no. 6 in D major opus 60 - A. Dvorak
21 November 2012
Coriolan overture opus 62 - L. van Beethoven
Symphony no. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) - F. Schubert
Concerto for cor anglais and orchestra (on the sorrow of war) - Peter Webb
(First Performance)
Soloist: cor anglais - Rachel Tolmie
Slavonic March opus 31 - P. Tchaikovsky
5 August 2012
Triumphal March (from Aida) - G. Verdi
In the Steppes of Central Asia - A. Borodin
The Tale of Tsar Saltan opus 57a - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor opus 47 - J. Sibelius
Soloist: violin - Imants Larsens
Jupiter (from The Planets) - G. Holst
2 May 2012
From Bohemia's Woods and Fields (from Ma Vlast) - B. Smetana.
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet and orchestra - A. Uhl.
Introduction, Theme, and Variations for clarinet and orchestra - G. Rossini
Soloist: clarinet - Peter Handsworth
Symphony no. 3 in F major opus 90 - J. Brahms
16 November 2011
The Wasps overture - R. Vaughan Williams
Concerto in D major opus 35 for violin and orchestra - P. Tchaikovsky
Soloist: violin - Oliver Nelson.
Symphony in D minor - C. Franck
7 August 2011
Symphony no. 8 in F major opus 93 - L. van Beethoven
Danse des Etincelles - Mark Nicol (First Performance)
Concerto no. 2 in C minor opus 18 for piano and orchestra - S. Rachmaninov
Soloist: piano - Massimo Folliero
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 4 in G major opus 39 - E. Elgar
5 April 2011
As part of the Adelaide International Cello Festival
Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin - R. Wagner
Symphony no. 104 in D major (London)- J. Haydn
Elegie - J. Massenet
Concerto no.1 in A minor opus 33 for cello and orchestra - C. Saint-Saens
Soloist: violoncello - Gabriel Schwabe
Bacchanale, from Samson and Delilah - C. Saint-Saens
17 November 2010
Overture to Prince Igor - A. Borodin.
Concerto for two clarinets and orchestra in E flat major opus 35 - F. Krommer.
Soloists: clarinet - Charise Altmann and Amanda Lovelock.
Symphony no. 6 in B minor opus 74 (Pathetique) – P. Tchaikovsky.
8 August 2010
USO 30th Anniversary Concert
Overture to The Flying Dutchman - R. Wagner.
Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra - J. Rodrigo.
Soloist: guitar - Daniel Ciurleo.
Symphony no. 2 in D major opus 73 - J. Brahms.
12 May 2010
Carnival overture opus 92 - A. Dvorak.
Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor opus 64 - F. Mendelssohn.
Soloist: violin - Nadia Buck.
Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.V. 550 - W.A. Mozart.
Vltava from Ma Vlast - B. Smetana.
18 November 2009
Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila - M. Glinka.
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major opus 77 - J. Brahms
Soloist: violin - Gunars Larsens.
Symphony no. 3 in E flat major opus 55 (Eroica) - L. van Beethoven.
9 August 2009
Romeo and Juliet overture - P. Tchaikovsky.
Concerto for horn and orchestra no. 4 in E flat major K.V. 495 - W.A. Mozart.
Soloist: horn - Bryan Griffiths.
Symphony no. 9 in E minor opus 95 (From the New World) - A. Dvorak.
6 May 2009
Overture to Egmont opus 84 - L. van Beethoven.
Concerto in A minor for violoncello and orchestra opus 129 - R. Schumann.
Soloist: violoncello - Ewen Bramble.
Symphony no. 5 in E flat major opus 82 - J. Sibelius.
19 November 2008
Beni Mora -- Oriental Suite opus 29 no.1 - G. Holst.
Exsultate Jubilate K.V. 165 - W.A. Mozart.
Soloist: soprano - Sarah Jane Pattichis.
Symphony no. 9 in C major (Great) - F. Schubert.
3 August 2008
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor - A. Borodin.
Concerto in E flat major opus 91 for two clarinets and orchestra - F. Krommer.
Soloists: clarinet - Nicolas Storrie and Anna Coleman.
Peter and the Wolf opus 67 - S. Prokofieff.
Narrator - Peter Goers.
Capriccio Italien - opus 45 - P. Tchaikovsky.
16 April 2008
As part of the Adelaide International Cello Festival
Rosamunde overture - D. 644 - Franz Schubert
Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor opus 85 - Edward Elgar
Soloist: violoncello - Natalie Clein
Symphony no. 7 in A major opus 92 - L. van Beethoven.
21 November 2007
Leonora overture no. 1 opus 138 - L. van Beethoven
Concerto no.3 for violin and orchestra in B minor opus 61 - C. Saint-Saens
Soloist: violin - Carolyn Lam.
Symphony no.1 in C minor opus 68 - J. Brahms.
12 August 2007
Peter Webb 25th Year Anniversary Concert
Scherzo Capriccioso opus 66 – A. Dvorak
Songs of Remembrance for soprano and orchestra - Peter Webb
Soloist: soprano - Sheila McCarthy
Symphony No 6 in F major opus 68 (Pastoral) – L. van Beethoven
9 May 2007
Othello overture opus 93 – A. Dvorak
Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola in E flat major K.V. 364 – W.A. Mozart
Soloists: Imants Larsens - violin and Gunars Larsens - viola
Enigma Variations opus 36 – E. Elgar
22 November 2006
Overture to Oberon – C.M. von Weber
Symphony no. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) – F. Schubert
Songs of Simplicity – P. Webb
Performed with The Corinthian Singers of Adelaide
Slavonic Dances opus 46, nos. 1, 7, and 8; opus 72 no. 2 – A. Dvorak
6 August 2006
Les Preludes - F. Liszt
Scottish Fantasy in E flat major opus 46 for violin and orchestra – M. Bruch
Soloist: violin - Melanie Radke
Symphony no. 5 in C minor opus 67 – L. van Beethoven
10 May 2006
Overture to Fidelio opus 72 – L. van Beethoven
Symphony no. 101 in D major (Clock) – J. Haydn
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 23 in A major K.V. 488 – W.A. Mozart
Soloist: piano - Yuh Tsun Wu
Overture to Semiramide – G. Rossini
23 November 2005
I love all beauteous things - Peter Webb
Soloists: Sheila McCarthy, soprano. Geoffrey Hackett-Jones, oboe
Triumphal Entry of the Boyars – J. Halvorsen
Pavane - Faure
Concerto for flute and orchestra in E minor opus 57 – S. Mercadante
Soloist: flute - Hayley Radke
Symphony no. 4 in E minor opus 98 – J. Brahms
14 August 2005
25th Anniversary Concert
Academic Festival overture opus 80 – J. Brahms
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major opus 61 – L. van Beethoven
Soloist: violin - Imants Larsens
Symphony no. 5 in E minor opus 64 – P. Tchaikovsky
4 May 2005
Symphony no. 2 in D major opus 36 – L. van Beethoven
Concerto for cello and orchestra in B minor opus 104 – A. Dvorak
Soloist: violoncello - Janis Laurs
Finlandia opus 26 - Jean Sibelius
17 November 2004
Overture to Berenice - G.F. Handel
Symphony no. 3 in D Major – F. Schubert
Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor opus 53 – A. Dvorak
Soloist: violin - Ingrid Homburg
Overture – The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - F. Mendelssohn
11 August 2004
Coriolan overture opus 62 - L. van Beethoven
Parables of Sunlight – N. Buckland
Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra in Eb major KV 297b – W.A. Mozart
Soloists: Renae Stavely - oboe, Neal Holmes - clarinet, Sarah Galbraith - horn and Leah Stephenson - bassoon
Symphony no. 1 in G minor opus 13 (Winter Reveries) – P. Tchaikovsky
5 May 2004
Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn opus 56a (St. Anthony Variations) – J. Brahms
Flute concerto no. 2 in D major K.V. 314 - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: flute - Alexandra Castle
Symphony no. 7 in A major opus 92 - L. van Beethoven
19 November 2003
Celebration of name change to "Unley Symphony Orchestra"
Symphony no. 104 in D major (London) - J. Haydn
Symphony no. 4 in G major – G. Mahler
Soloists: Joanne Bones – violin, and Prue Hompas - soprano
6 August 2003
Rinaldo Suite - Handel
Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in B flat major K.V. 191/186e - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: bassoon - Emily Fowles
Symphony No. 8 in G major opus 88 – A. Dvorak
7 May 2003
Overture to The Magic Flute - W.A. Mozart
Symphony no. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) - Franz Schubert
Concerto for cello and orchestra in D minor – E. Lalo
Soloist: violoncello - Paul Zabrowarny
Russian Easter Festival Overture - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
20 November 2002
Pelleas & Melisande opus 46 – J. Sibelius
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra K.V. 622 - W.A. Mozart
Soloist: clarinet - Louise Nowland
Symphony no. 3 in E flat major opus 55 (Eroica) - L. van Beethoven
14 August 2002
Overture to La Clemenza di Tito K.V. 621 - W.A. Mozart
Concerto for two horns and orchestra in E flat major – J. Haydn
Soloists: horn - Philip Hall and Philip Paine
Symphony no. 3 in F major opus 90 - J. Brahms
15 May 2002
Peer Gynt Suites nos. I & II – E. Greig
Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E flat major – J. Haydn
Soloist: trumpet - Mark Smith
Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) – R. Schumann
21 November 2001
Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor – A. Borodin
Concerto for cello and orchestra in D major opus 101 – J. Haydn (cadenzas by Maurice Gendron)
Soloist: violoncello - Jonathan Webb
Symphony no. 7 in D minor opus 70 – A. Dvorak
8 August 2001
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor – O. Nicolai
Concerto for flute and orchestra, opus 283 - Carl Reinecke
Soloist: flute - Fiona Lines
Symphony no. 2 in D major opus 73 – J. Brahms
2 May 2001
Overture In Nature's Realm – A. Dvorak
A Twin Concerto for violin and oboe - Peter Webb
Soloists: Joanne Bones - violin and Geoffrey Hackett-Jones - oboe
Elegie - Jules Massenet
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major opus 60 - L. van Beethoven
22 November 2000
Four Preludes from Carmen – G. Bizet
Concerto no. 2 for clarinet and orchestra in E flat major – C. M. von Weber
Soloist: clarinet - Stephanie Wake-Dyster
Symphony No. 9 in E minor opus 95 (from the New World) – A. Dvorak
6 September 2000
Zadok the Priest - G.F. Handel
Water Music suite - G.F. Handel
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - G.F. Handel
Symphony no. 9 in D minor opus 125 (Choral) - L. van Beethoven
(with The Adelaide Harmony Choir and soloists)
17 May 2000
English Folk Song Suite – R. Vaughan Williams
Symphony no. 99 in E flat major – J. Haydn
Concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra in A minor opus 102 – J. Brahms
Soloists: Michael Milton - violin and Christopher Handley - violoncello
Vltava – F. Smetana