Composer Barry Conyngham prepares to launch his emotional stories of rejection and reconnection into a brave new world. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The further removed we are from the era of the American iconoclast Charles Ives (1874-1954), the stranger his music sounds.

Both orchestras registered profits in 2014 but still made a loss in 2015 despite increased Government subsidy. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ British conductor Paul Goodwin works his Baroque magic on this modern orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The British conductor reveals how he transforms modern orchestras into perfect period ensembles. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ Berlioz’s fantastic passions gets the Australian franchise of the BBC Proms off to a solid start. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Davis reinvigorates Mahler with his generous attention to detail. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

This tribute to a seminal cinematic collaboration offers a thrilling homage to two great artists. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

MSO Associate Conductor Benjamin Northey shares why the Hitchcock-Herrmann partnership is cinema's finest.

The highly accomplished Canadian arts leader was formerly the CEO of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

This touching tribute to composer Allan Zavod shares an important message in an easily accessible language.

Creating environmental awareness through the medium of the symphony. The notion that the plight of our global environment could be told through the arts came from a lengthy conversation with my dear friend and prominent scientist, Dr Alan Finkel. We are both very optimistic, enthusiastic and creative beings and as a passionate musician, I knew that we could deliver environmental awareness through a cinematic composition for live orchestra. And so, the journey began. The Environmental Symphony was played in part during in the 2010 Prime Minister’s Banksia Environmental Awards. This in itself was a triumph with the symphony performed to synchronised visuals and narrated by Sir Richard Branson. Now the time has come to experience The Environmental Symphony in full. I look forward immensely to enjoying the performance at Hamer Hall, in my beloved home town of Melbourne. The symphony is descriptive and is expressed in five parts for both the orchestra and at the narrator. My friend, Bert Newton will host the night and introduce an 80-plus strong Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to perform the composition. Jack Thompson will provide narration to the dramatic, synchronised environmental visuals. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by the brilliant Ben Northey. This will be…