Whatever it is, it takes a lot more than a village. Ranging in reverse chronological order from Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 to Ligeti’s Concert Românesc, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra concentrates on “nature’s enduring power, from flowing rivers and oceans to forested mountains and fields.” The folksong-inflected Dvořák and Ligeti selections promise plenty of bucolic nostalgia; heavier lifting is likely in the offing from the new cello concerto Trembling Earth. Commissioned with the support of major orchestras in five countries, the Paris-based American composer and post-rock electric guitarist Bryce Dessner’s score premiered last year in Dublin with Anastasia Kobekina as soloist. “A player with huge potential and almost overwhelming sincerity,” The Strad has called Kobekina—no mean attributes for a musical ecowarrior. Happily, she’s still on the case at the iconic Sydney Opera House for the premiere Down Under. St. Carolyn by the Sea, Dessner’s cinematic post-rock orchestral fresco is on the program, as well, featuring the composer and Zane Banks on dueling axes. Umberto Clerici conducts. —Matthew Gurewitsch