Sea, Myth & Memory
Description
Dive into a world where the ocean breathes, legends awaken, and memory comes vividly to life as Carlos del Cueto returns to conduct Stonnington Symphony.
Sea, Myth & Memory brings together three extraordinary works that transport you across vast seascapes, ancient tales, and the depths of human imagination. Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes opens the program with shimmering, atmospheric portraits of the sea—by turns serene, stormy, and hauntingly beautiful.
From there, journey into Nordic mythology with Jean Sibelius’s Pohjola's Daughter, a gripping musical saga inspired by the Finnish epic Kalevala, where a heroic quest meets an enigmatic maiden of the North.
The concert culminates in Modest Mussorgsky’s monumental Pictures at an Exhibition as orchestrated by Ravel, a vivid musical gallery that transforms art into sound—each movement a memory, each note a brushstroke.
Evocative, powerful, and richly imaginative, Sea, Myth & Memory is a concert experience that will sweep you away on waves of sound and story.
Lineup
Guest Conductor Carlos del Cueto
Melbourne-based Mexican conductor Carlos del Cueto was formerly Junior Fellow in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, as well as Head of Music Staff at English Touring Opera and a winner of the BBC Performing Arts Fund Music Fellowship scheme. Carlos first began to conduct at the age of nineteen under the tutelage of American choral conductor John Guthmiller. After continuing studies with Peter Stark in London, Carlos went on to learn from and work with Sir Mark Elder, Sir Roger Norrington, Paavo Järvi, Juanjo Mena, Ivor Bolton, and George Benjamin and has conducted orchestras such as The Hallé, the Manchester Camerata, and the London Sinfonietta. Since moving to Melbourne in 2023, Carlos has worked with Victorian Opera as conductor and chorusmaster, and assisted Jaime Martin at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, where he also regularly gives pre-performance talks. He served as music director for The Tudor Choristers between 2024 and 2025, guest conductor with the Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra, and is a regular conductor with ensembles such as the Stonnington and Preston Symphony Orchestras.
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