Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra

Principal Conductor and Artistic Director - Mark Shiell

Melbourne's longest-running community symphony orchestra with a history dating back to 1906.

The Zelman Symphony Orchestra is a mix of professional and amateur players and provides them with opportunities to fulfil their passion for playing fine music, to enhance their skills, and most importantly to share the spirit and joy of fine music with their friends and the wider community. It also provides established and developing conductors and soloists the opportunity to perform with a full symphony orchestra.

Mark Shiell introducing Fast Ride in a Suave Machine by Katy Abbott.

The Zelman Symphony performs works from the Baroque to the present day in regular concerts, primarily in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. On this site you will find information about our forthcoming concerts, as well as details about our conductors, performers, past concerts and the history of the orchestra.

Our next concert: TONIGHT

Saturday 4 September 2010, 8.00pm

Preconcert talk by Mark Shiell at 7.30pm

James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies' College, Barkers Road, Kew

A Concert of Energy, Grace and Passion! The magic of Mozart. The fire of Beethoven. The passion of Bottesini. The beauty of Snow Rising by Australian composer Katherine Rawlings.

Artists Mark Shiell - conductor Damien Eckersley - double bass Phoebe Russell - double bass Tickets Buy tickets online Now Mastercard & Visa only

Program Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro: Overture Schumann - Overture, Scherzo and Finale Bottesini - Passione amorosa for two double basses Rawlings - Snow Rising Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 (more details...)