On the Record: What’s new on disc in May
A Belgian choreographer and Gluck make perfect bedfellows, Schnittke wins a convert and Osmo Vänskä delivers an unforgettable Mahler 10.
A Belgian choreographer and Gluck make perfect bedfellows, Schnittke wins a convert and Osmo Vänskä delivers an unforgettable Mahler 10.
First hearings of two powerful symphonic statements.
A series of newly commissioned concertos written for members of the orchestra are amongst the highlights of the MSO’s first six months back on stage after the COVID-19 shutdowns.
The Grammy Award-winning Canadian lyric soprano, a regular visitor to Australia, has died from complications due to metastatic breast cancer at the age of 44.
Davis’s radiant account of the score nearly has the soloists to match.
A mixed bag of loot from the Sir Arthur Bliss archive.
In response to Stephen Hough's anecdote about ageing audiences, Elizabeth Quinn shares the story of her elderly friend meeting Sir Andrew Davis after his farewell MSO concert.
The new $20 ticket will be available for most mainstage concerts in the 2020 season to encourage young people and families to attend.
Get to know soprano Laura Wilde ahead of her debut Down Under in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Hansel and Gretel.
To mark his father’s final season with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ed Frazier Davis is channelling Hildegard of Bingen.
Sir Andrew Davis, Alondra de la Parra and David Robertson are about to conduct their final concerts as artistic chiefs of the Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney Symphony Orchestras respectively. Here’s a look back on their time Down Under.
Teddy Tahu Rhodes on his lucky break, three departing maestri reflect on their work in Australia, and your essential guide to the arts in 2020.
Sir Andrew Davis will complete his Mahler cycle with an army of 1000 performers at Margaret Court Arena.