Elena Kats-Chernin’s music honours a woman who escaped the war and made Australia home
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you share the story of a woman’s life in just 30 minutes? How do you capture their spirit without using […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
How conductors can help their audience feel “acknowledged and validated”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.It’s not uncommon for a conductor to present an outstanding performance of your […]
The MSO is about to premiere Alex Turley’s new composition at this 9pm concert
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. Back in 2021, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announced its new Cybec Young […]
EVENTS // Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms’ Violin Concerto and more
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA What do a bugle, a bell tower, and a child prodigy violinist have in common? Find out as the Melbourne […]
Nodoka Okisawa is about to make her Australian debut — and she’ll conduct new Australian music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Debussy’s Nocturnes concerts mark two exciting Australian firsts: not only will the program feature a […]
Felix Riebl: “Spinifex Gum is the most special project I’ve ever worked on”
BY LILY BRYANT When you first press “play” on Spinifex Gum’s title track, you’re not sure what you’re hearing. It sounds like a crash cymbal, […]
How Spinifex Gum gives “Indigenous women and girls a voice, a sense of power and some agency”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER This NAIDOC Week, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will bring a unique live music event to Hamer Hall. MSO + Spinifex […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Teaching Christian Li
BY JO ST LEON, SERIES CURATOR Christian Li, one of Robin Wilson’s many outstanding students, has become the youngest violinist ever to record Vivaldi’s Four […]
Everything you need to know about this rarely performed work by John Adams
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR John Adams broke through a severe period of writer’s block with Harmonielehre, sharing in his memoir that his 1985 composition […]
John Adams’ music is a “contribution to humanity that helps us understand ourselves”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This month, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform John Adams’ dynamic and breathtaking Harmonielehre under the baton of Dutch-Maltese […]