New Worlds

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra opens its 2027 season with a program built around discovery and homecoming. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, *From the New World*, anchors the evening with its sweeping melodies and that unmistakable cor anglais song in the slow movement.

The concert also features the world premiere of Paul Dean’s Bassoon Concerto, co-commissioned by the ASO and performed by Principal Bassoonist Mark Gaydon. Dean’s work places the soloist as a lone voice calling out from across the hall, building from isolation to connection. Lili Boulanger’s *D’un soir triste* rounds out the program with its darker, gathering textures.

Arrive an hour early for the free pre-concert talk, where conductor Anna Sulkowska-Migoń and the artists share the ideas behind the music.