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Classical Music, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Disco Never Dies (Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Sydney Festival)

Gold-standard disco hits delivered with panache by a sparkling SSO and guests.

January 23, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Orchestral
features

The Long Climb to the Podium

The number of Australians with their sights set on an international conducting career hasn’t changed, but their success rate is down. Why?

August 19, 2024
Classical Music
news

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Unveils Season 2025

CSO's 75 anniversary season features seven world premieres, works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Holst, and new compositions by First Nations artists.

August 8, 2024
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Cybec Showcase 2024 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

An auspicious start to MSO’s year, this Cybec showcase saw an established orchestra prove why living music is so important.

February 2, 2024
Orchestral
features

Sowing seeds: MSO’s Cybec Young Composers Program

The four composers of the MSO's Cybec Young Composers program discuss their new orchestral commissions, and what the program means to them.

January 24, 2023
Classical Music, Festivals, Orchestral
features

Newsworthy: November 2022

A round-up of our recent news reports.

October 24, 2022
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Australian Conducting Academy announces 2023-2024 participants

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.

October 7, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: American Double Bill (Australian Contemporary Opera Co)

Two recent chamber operas exploring difficult subjects make their Australian premieres.

October 4, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: Book of Longing (Australian Contemporary Opera Co)

This absorbing, meditative piece featuring poetry by Leonard Cohen and music by Philip Glass is sure to trigger a good discussion.

May 14, 2022
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
features

Richard Piper on Book of Longing, ‘Glassical’ music, and becoming Leonard Cohen

The Melbourne theatre stalwart talks about the unique proposition of playing the voice of Cohen in Australian Contemporary Opera Co's 'Book of Longing'.

April 13, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Stargazers (Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble)

Canberra Symphony Orchestra's Chamber Ensemble looks to the stars in their first performance of 2022.

April 8, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
features

Newsworthy: March 2022

A round-up of our recent news reports.

February 21, 2022
Classical Music
news

Carlo Antonioli announced as MSO’s 2022 Cybec Assistant Conductor Fellow

The emerging conductor, who will receive both artistic and business instruction over the next 12 months, tells us why he's excited about the MSO fellowship.

January 6, 2022

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