QTIX

You may recognise it as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but Richard Strauss wrote Also Sprach Zarathustra long before that film hit the cinemas. It was his response to a philosophical novel by Nietzsche, so feel free to contemplate the meaning of life when you listen to these triumphant tones. (Or just kick back and let us impress you with some seriously epic brass.)

Maurice Ravel’s La Valse is straight out of Paris, 1920. Is it satire, or an innocent little dance? You can be the judge when you hear it. It’s buoyant, charming, and the quirkiest waltz you’ll encounter.

If you enjoy a bit of bonus content, come along to our Saturday concert. Spanish pianist Javier Perianes will give a one-off performance of Beethoven’s sophisticated Piano Concerto No.3.

Program

• Friday, 11 July 2025, 11am
  Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor op.37
  Richard Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathrustra
  
  Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes (no interval)
  
  
• Saturday, 12 July 2025, 7:30pm
  

  Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37
  Interval
  Richard Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathrustra
  Maurice Ravel – La valse
  
  Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)