The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) has announced its 2023 concert season.

In November, AWO will summon elite Australian musicians from all over the world for two performances of Maher’s Ninth Symphony in Melbourne and Sydney.

Led by Chief Conductor and founder Alexander Briger, the AWO concerts add to a year that’s quickly becoming marked by Mahler, thanks to the London, Sydney and West Australian Symphony Orchestras and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs among others.

“The first time I saw [the Ninth] being performed by Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Sydney in 1988, it had a life-changing effect on me. It is one of the most challenging and moving works in the canon,” said Briger. 

Alexander Briger and the Australian World Orchestra. Photo supplied

“For me, it is perhaps the pinnacle of all symphonic music and to hear this extraordinary group of Australian musicians perform it was indeed one of my inspirations to form the AWO in the...