8pm
The Queensland Orchestra - Brisbane
QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
Reviews
Brisbane Courier2009When British conductor Stephen Layton directs Handel's Messiah he goes for a close-knit ensemble, neat, light, bright. No lumbering along with cumbersome forces. Vocal soloists fit into the texture of the balanced whole. This…Read the review 
performing.artshub.com.au2009I noticed in the program notes to the sold-out performance of Messiah last night that the first performance by the MSO of this much loved Handel oratorio was given 100 years ago in 1909. The first performance ever of the Messiah…Read the review