Shortlist for the 2022 Paul Lowin Prizes announced
Six leading Australian composers have been named as finalists for this year's Paul Lowin Orchestral and Song Cycle Prizes.
Six leading Australian composers have been named as finalists for this year's Paul Lowin Orchestral and Song Cycle Prizes.
John Wilson’s resurrected orchestra recalls its glory days in Technicolor sound.
Under Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen, WASO delivers a riveting Sibelius, some terrific Wagner and an evocative world premiere by Elena Kats-Chernin.
The five emerging conductors will be awarded a $30,000 stipend each and opportunities at the podium in front of Australia's six state orchestras across the two-year program.
New Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici reveals his first season, which is full of exciting connections and narrative themes, and includes the start of a Mahler cycle – with a twist.
Surveying 111 orchestras across 31 countries, including Australia, the report found that only 7.7 percent of works programmed in 2021–2022 were by women composers.
Paul Dyer discusses the six concerts featuring Leila Schayegh, Elinor Frey, Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the Whirling Dervishes from Konya, as well as a happening with graffiti artists away from the mainstage.
Following masterclasses at an intensive five-day music camp, the students of the Western Sydney Philharmonic presented their first orchestral concert, performing alongside their professional teachers.
With a strong representation by Australian and women composers, SSO Chief Conductor Simone Young has put together a rich and eclectic musical shortlist for the public to choose from.
The young Australian clarinettist talks about his incredible victory and his upcoming performance with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra of his commission for Alice Chance.
Sophie Rowell discusses her inaugural season as Artistic Director of MCO, which includes world premieres by Caerwen Martin, Lior and Ade Vincent, as well as a focus on local talent and female composers.
Simone Young discusses the highlights of her second “theatrical” year as the SSO’s Chief Conductor, including several works she will conduct for the first time in her celebrated career.
There have been so many deluges when he conducts outdoors that Guy Noble is beginning to wonder if he has rain-making powers. As for the bugs he encounters, just open his scores.