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Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Mahler 9 (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

WASO has given Perth plenty of Mahlerian noise and glory over the years. This concert's quietest moments will be among its most memorable.

October 11, 2026
Instrumental, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: The Six Noongar Seasons (Australian Baroque & West Australian Opera)

Aaron Wyatt’s invigorating music transposes Vivaldi’s conceit to Noongar boodjar.

October 5, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

James Ledger’s new Clarinet Concerto dazzlingly premiered; Rachmaninov's Second superlatively delivered.

October 3, 2026
Classical Music, News
news

WASO brings the joy in 2027 season

Opening with Beethoven’s Ninth, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra accentuates the positive.

September 30, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Performing in a relatively intimate theatre, the combined forces of WASO gave this concert a power not always matched in larger venues.

September 25, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

World Premiere: Clarinet Concerto

James Ledger discusses his new Clarinet Concerto, composed especially for Perth-based musician Ashley Smith, one that pushes the instrument to the edge of its capabilities.

September 21, 2026
Dance
Live Review

Review: Macbeth (West Australian Ballet)

Alice Topp’s muscular Macbeth turns Shakespeare’s tragedy into a riveting modern political nightmare.

September 7, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Beethoven’s Seventh (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

WASO and Konstantin Shamray bring fire, precision and fresh vitality to Russian masterpieces and Beethoven.

August 24, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Sibelius’s Second (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

A 20-something Finn made his Australian debut with a national orchestra and closed out the evening as though he owned the place.

August 3, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Beilman and Bihlmaier take the lead in WASO’s thrilling journey from Mendelssohn to Shostakovich.

July 6, 2026
Classical Music
features

The great leap forward

US violinist Benjamin Beilman returns to Australia with a Mendelssohn masterpiece and a violin with a stellar past.

June 29, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Schumann’s Cello Concerto (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Cellist Ivan Karizna – playing an instrument that once belonged to Paul Tortelier – is both songster and storyteller in his WASO debut.

June 27, 2026
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Curious Contradictions

Holly Harrison talks to Katie Yap about her love of nonsense and her new Concerto for Classical Accordion, composed for James Crabb and four of our orchestras.

June 22, 2026

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