Journeys through Space and Time
2026-03-29 14:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, 3350, Australia
Ballarat Symphony are starting 2026 with a family friendly concert designed to introduce young people and families to orchestral works!
The program showcasing bold and dramatic melodies to feature different sections of the orchestra.
Guest Conductor: Andrew Leach
Guest Leader: Sarah Nieuwkerk
Program:

Also Sprach Zarathustra (intro), Richard Strauss
The Planets: Mars & Jupiter, Gustav Holst
Peer Gynt: Suite 1, Edvard Grieg
Ancient Airs & Dances: Suite 3, Ottorino Respighi
Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev, Modest Mussorgsky
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Paul Dukas

Date & Time: Sunday 29th March at 2:30pm (approx 75 min duration with no interval)
Location: Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts
Cost: Adults $35, Concessions $30, Students $15, under 12s free, Family $60 (2x adults & 2x under 18s)
Proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong.

Beethoven Festival Concert
2026-05-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Ulumbarra Theatre, 10-20 Gaol Road, Bendigo, VIC, 3550
The Ballarat Symphony Orchestra are excited to be performing in the Bendigo Beethoven Festival in May. Five orchestras will perform all nine Beethoven Symphonies across a three day extravaganza!
Conductor: Nicole Marshall
Program: BSO will perform Symphonies 2 and 5
Date & Time: Sunday 31 May at 1pm (please note ticket website currently has 11am concert time listed)
Venue: Ulumbarra Theatre, 10-12 Gaol Rd, Bendigo.

Winter Reveries
2026-06-14 14:30 - 15:30 | Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, 3350, Australia
Experience an afternoon of orchestral brilliance that leaps off the stage and into your imagination. This program brings together three giants of the repertoire—each one a world unto itself, each one designed to thrill.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony captures dramatic passion with its unmistakable four‑note motif, a musical spark that ignites an entire journey from tension to triumph. Few works have shaped the course of music history so completely, and hearing it live is an experience that still feels electric.
Sense the shimmering magic of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite as it lifts the mood. Its sparkling dances, lyrical melodies and vivid storytelling whisk you into a realm of wonder, elegance and festive charm. It’s a reminder of how effortlessly Tchaikovsky could turn orchestral colour into pure enchantment.
Be enveloped by the sweeping romance of Khachaturian’s Adagio from Spartacus—a lush, soaring piece that seems to suspend time. Its long, arching lines and cinematic intensity make it one of the most breathtakingly beautiful moments in 20th‑century music.
Together, these works create a concert of drama, fantasy and passion—an orchestral showcase that promises to stir the spirit and linger long after the final note fades
Conductor: Nicole Marshall
Program:

Adagio from Spartacus (Khatchaturian)
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)

Date & Time: Sun 14th June, 2:30pm
Venue: Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts

Victorian Opera Big Sing!
2026-11-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Ballarat Civic Hall, 300/304 Mair St, Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia
The BSO are partnering with the Victorian Opera for the fourth year running to present the Big Sing! Featuring prize winning opera soloists and a light and bright program to end the year.
Conductor: Phoebe Briggs
Program: TBC
Date & Time: Sunday 29 November at 2pm
Venue: Civic Hall Ballarat
