Review: MSO Opening Gala: Zenith of Life (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra launches its season with a powerful if sonically patchy showcase featuring Siobhan Stagg and a new work by Mary Finsterer.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra launches its season with a powerful if sonically patchy showcase featuring Siobhan Stagg and a new work by Mary Finsterer.
Touring opportunities, co-commissions and digital innovation top an ambitious wish list.
Featuring a virtuosic performance on guitar by crowd favourite Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, this Spanish-themed concert provided a vivid full stop to Chief Conductor Jaime Martín's first year with the MSO.
Pianist Jonathan Biss demonstrates dignified introspection in a fine Beethoven concert that also features the Australian premiere of Brett Dean's Gneixendorf Music, a Winter’s Journey.
AD Lyn Williams will shortly be meeting applicants via Zoom for Gondwana Choirs in 2023. She expresses her excitement at the programs in store, including collaborations with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and New Zealand Youth Choir.
Chief Conductor Jaime Martín discusses the season which includes 17 new works, including three by Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer, while soprano Siobhan Stagg is Artist in Residence.
The combined forces of MSO and ANAM under Chief Conductor Jaime Martín delivered a revelatory performance that brought the audience to its feet.
The MSO’s Chief Conductor discusses Stravinsky's The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring as his August concert program gets underway.
Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gives an impressive performance in his Australian debut, while a work by Anne Boyd proves the perfect concert-opener.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
A round-up of our recent news reports.
The MSO surplus for 2021 is healthier than in 2020, but that is thanks in large part to federal and state COVID support and philanthropy.
Cellist Michelle Wood runs us through what she’s most looking forward to in 2022.