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Birds of Tokyo x QSO – an electrifying concert

Birdsongs | Birds of Tokyo x QSO 9 September, 2023, QPAC Brisbane Perth rock band Birds of Tokyo joined forces with Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an electrifying concert on Friday […]

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All Rise with MSO =  Epic. Grand. Exhilarating!

All Rise: Jazz at the Lincoln Centre with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO 25 August, 2023, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne Epic. Grand. Exhilarating. Describing All Rise with any level […]

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Stefan Dohr with SSO – it was breathtaking! Literally

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 Friday 18 August, 2023, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House OLA RUDNER conductor STEFAN DOHR horn KODÁLY – Dances of Galanta R STRAUSS […]

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Zelman Orchestra’s Spectacular 90th anniversary

It is almost exactly 90 years since the first Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra concert was given in the Melbourne Town Hall on 30 September 1933. Ten years ago, to mark […]

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Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – Simply put, a treat

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Midsummer Dreams 4 August , 2023, Music Auditorium, School of Music Monash University Clayton Campus PROGRAM Felix Mendelssohn – Overture to A Midsummer Night’s […]

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WSO’s fantastical sounds, orchestral

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Fantastique 30 July, 2023, The Concourse Chatswood It is entirely fitting that home for the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is the Concourse Concert Hall in the centre […]

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Willoughby Symphony Orchestra launch 2024 Season

Bringing art and culture to the heart of the North Shore, united in a shared vision of music and community Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, […]

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The youthful Sydney Concert Orchestra does not disappoint!

Sydney Concert Orchestra | Scheherazade Saturday 22 July, 2023, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney The Verbruggen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music was packed and abuzz, as the audience waited for […]

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The delicate artistry of Javier Perianes with MSO

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Brahms and Dvořák 22 July 2023, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Jaime Martín – conductor Javier Perianes – piano Program BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 […]

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The MSO Launches 2024 Season of Storytelling

2024 SEASON LAUNCH Melbourne Symphony Orchestra In 2024 the MSO celebrates music’s ability to tell stories that move and inspire us, from evocative soundscapes and epic film scores to the […]

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MSO’s dreamy Berlioz

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique July 14, 2023, Melbourne Recital Centre Jaime Martín conductor Alexandra Oomens soprano Stephanie Dillon mezzo-soprano Gondwana Voices Lyn Williams AM children’s chorus director […]

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Crowd rises to their feet for AYO’s Ngapa William Cooper

Australian Youth Orchestra | Ngapa William Cooper Monday 10 July, 2023, Sydney Opera House An unusual audience filled the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of […]

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SSO’s Britten & Prokofiev, a richly engaging Cocktail Hour concert

SSO | Britten & Prokofiev: Rhythmic Movements Performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Friday 30 June 2023 This short 50 minute program is […]

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Rapturous applause for QSO favourites

Queensland Symphony Orchestra | QSO Favourites June 24, 2023, QPAC Concert Hall Queensland Symphony Orchestra presented a fun evening of orchestral favourites on Saturday night in the QPAC concert hall. […]

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RISING Festival’s Bungul astounding, deeply moving and original

BUŊGUL Gurrumul’s Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Manikay Wed June 14, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne Buŋgul – Gurrumul’s Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Manikay is an immersive […]

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AYO 2024 Applications now open

The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) holds a vital and unique place in Australia’s musical landscape: it is the only training program which brings together exceptional tutors and young musicians from […]

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Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, absolute masters…

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra Orchestra | New Perspectives 10 June 2023, Monash University – Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts Beethoven Septet Farrenc Nonet To say that I enjoyed […]

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Special and precious gifts from MSO First Voices Showcase

MSO | First Voices Showcase May 26, 2023, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne The warmth and excitement inside the Iwaki Auditorium, as members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Dutala got […]

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Claire Matthews

Birds of Tokyo x QSO – an electrifying concert

Birdsongs | Birds of Tokyo x QSO 9 September, 2023, QPAC Brisbane Perth rock band Birds of Tokyo joined forces with Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an electrifying concert on Friday night in Brisbane.  Listening to a band in the formal setting of the QPAC concert hall was quite a different vibe from your usual rock concert! I felt myself wanting

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Brad Slater

All Rise with MSO =  Epic. Grand. Exhilarating!

All Rise:  Jazz at the Lincoln Centre with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO 25 August, 2023, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne   Epic. Grand. Exhilarating. Describing All Rise with any level of useful detail is an impossible task. To label it as Jazz Symphony, in 12 movements, that utilises the forces of full symphony orchestra, 100 or so member choir, 6

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Alan Holley

Stefan Dohr with SSO – it was breathtaking! Literally

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 Friday 18 August, 2023, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House OLA RUDNER conductor STEFAN DOHR horn KODÁLY – Dances of Galanta R STRAUSS – Horn Concerto No.2 DVOŘÁK – Symphony No.7 A little personal preamble before writing about this concert; In October 2012 I spent a week with the composer Georges Lentz in

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Orchestras
Pepe Newton

Zelman Orchestra’s Spectacular 90th anniversary

It is almost exactly 90 years since the first Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra concert was given in the Melbourne Town Hall on 30 September 1933. Ten years ago, to mark the 80th birthday of the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra, the decision was made to present a performance of the monumental Eighth Symphony of Gustav Mahler, the “Symphony of a Thousand”.

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Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – Simply put, a treat

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Midsummer Dreams 4 August , 2023, Music Auditorium, School of Music Monash University Clayton Campus PROGRAM Felix Mendelssohn – Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21 Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93 Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 Scottish It seems a little coincidental that I would

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Ron Ringer

WSO’s fantastical sounds, orchestral

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Fantastique  30 July, 2023, The Concourse Chatswood It is entirely fitting that home for the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is the Concourse Concert Hall in the centre of Chatswood. Both deserve each other, the concert auditorium being a perfect stage on which to perform and project.  And performance there was from this wonderful orchestra and its engaging,

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Pepe Newton

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra launch 2024 Season

Bringing art and culture to the heart of the North Shore, united in a shared vision of music and community Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Nicholas Milton AM and Willoughby Mayor, Tanya Taylor proudly announced the 2024 Willoughby Symphony Orchestra season at a launch held today at The Concourse, Chatswood. Dr Milton said “I

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Heidi Hereth

The youthful Sydney Concert Orchestra does not disappoint!

Sydney Concert Orchestra | Scheherazade Saturday 22 July, 2023, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney The Verbruggen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music was packed and abuzz, as the audience waited for the third concert by the youthful Sydney Concert Orchestra. They were not to be disappointed! Their chief conductor, Omid Moheb Zadeh, strode onto the stage and immediately started to conduct

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Peter Hagen

The delicate artistry of Javier Perianes with MSO

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Brahms and Dvořák 22 July 2023, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Jaime Martín – conductor Javier Perianes – piano Program BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.6 in D, Op.60 “Favourite repertoire and composers” The Brahms D minor piano concerto is one of the longest piano concertos of the 19th century and is symphonic

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Orchestras
Pepe Newton

The MSO Launches 2024 Season of Storytelling

2024 SEASON LAUNCH Melbourne Symphony Orchestra In 2024 the MSO celebrates music’s ability to tell stories that move and inspire us, from evocative soundscapes and epic film scores to the majestic works of the great composers. The 2024 program features 12 world premieres of MSO commissions, 11 by Australian composers, two premieres of international composers, 17 MSO debuts and 14

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Peter Hagen

MSO’s dreamy Berlioz

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique July 14, 2023, Melbourne Recital Centre Jaime Martín conductor Alexandra Oomens soprano Stephanie Dillon mezzo-soprano Gondwana Voices Lyn Williams AM children’s chorus director Program Michael Atherton Shall we Dream? Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: incidental music (excerpts) Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique in five movements One expects the conductor after walking on to wave his

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Brianna Louwen

Crowd rises to their feet for AYO’s Ngapa William Cooper

Australian Youth Orchestra | Ngapa William Cooper Monday 10 July, 2023, Sydney Opera House An unusual audience filled the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of Monday 10th August. There were people young and old, seasoned concert-goers and new, all waiting to hear Ngapa William Cooper, played by the country’s best young musicians.  Nigel Westlake, Lior,

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Daniel Kaan

SSO’s Britten & Prokofiev, a richly engaging Cocktail Hour concert

SSO | Britten & Prokofiev: Rhythmic Movements Performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Friday 30 June 2023 This short 50 minute program is part of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series know as their “Cocktail Hour” concerts, where selected members of the orchestra prepare works and present them in intimate situations; in

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Claire Matthews

Rapturous applause for QSO favourites

Queensland Symphony Orchestra  | QSO Favourites June 24, 2023, QPAC Concert Hall Queensland Symphony Orchestra presented a fun evening of orchestral favourites on Saturday night in the QPAC concert hall. It was a diverse program, with music ranging from opera, ballet, film and classical favourites.  QSO was conducted by Umberto Clerici, who provided fun introductions to each of the pieces

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Daniel Brace

RISING Festival’s Bungul astounding, deeply moving and original

BUŊGUL Gurrumul’s Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Manikay Wed June 14, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne Buŋgul – Gurrumul’s Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul’s Manikay is an immersive experience, a journey in song and dance, and a cultural gift from the Yolŋu people. Started by the late, great Gurrumul Yunupingu and finished by his collaborators, the composer Erkki

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Pepe Newton

AYO 2024 Applications now open

The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) holds a vital and unique place in Australia’s musical landscape: it is the only training program which brings together exceptional tutors and young musicians from every corner of the country. AYO’s specialised training pathways have been created to nurture the musical development of gifted young instrumentalists, from school-aged musicians to those on the verge of

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Peter Hagen

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, absolute masters…

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra Orchestra | New Perspectives 10 June 2023, Monash University – Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts Beethoven Septet Farrenc Nonet To say that I enjoyed myself at this concert would be a gross understatement. It was the first time I had attended this venue and I was pleased with the choice for this programme. It

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Daniel Brace

Special and precious gifts from MSO First Voices Showcase

MSO | First Voices Showcase May 26, 2023, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne The warmth and excitement inside the Iwaki Auditorium, as members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Dutala got ready to perform world premieres by First Nations artists, was in direct contrast to the cold rainy night outside.  Thanks to an MSO education program, Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara singer/songwriter, Vonda Last

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