Review: New World Symphony (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A sparkling account of the New World from Xian Zhang and the MSO.
A sparkling account of the New World from Xian Zhang and the MSO.
Hurtling to fame after winning the BBC Young Musician Competition at 10, the English pianist talks about giving up on music, crafting a program after Rubinstein and his love of Ravel.
The Chinese composer talks about Bach and the Buddha ahead of the Australian premiere of his new large-scale choral work, Buddha Passion.
Sir Andrew Davis navigated thrilling musical worlds both known and unknown.
Ahead of her concert performance of Die Walküre Act I with the MSO, the Dutch soprano discusses the joys of singing one of her signature roles.
From hallucinations to the awakening brain, Australian composer Carl Vine tells us how images from neuroscience have become interwoven with his music ahead of the premiere of his new symphony.
The MSO hits its stride in an entertaining Town Hall concert.
MSO has secured a distribution deal involving international broadcasting of concerts over the next decade.
From Mahler to Lang Lang with plenty in between, the MSO's outgoing Chief discusses his final year.
Sir Andrew and the MSO all kitted out for a high climb.
Bright violin playing, if the backing could be less like backing.
The MSO is led masterfully through stormy works from Britten and Bruckner.
Women composers are wildly under-represented in Australian music across all genres but, as Rosalind Appleby discovers, a groundswell of change is gathering force.