• Editor's Choice Beethoven – The Piano Concertos

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – The Piano Concertos – The Emperor

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Asher Fisch and Czech virtuoso Lukáš Vondráček join forces for an unprecedented celebration of Beethoven’s five piano concertos across three concerts. From the youthful charm of the First to the heroic grandeur of the Emperor, this complete cycle charts 15 years of revolutionary creativity. Each program pairs the concertos with…
    Editor's Choice Beethoven – The Piano Concertos

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – The Piano Concertos – The Master

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Asher Fisch and Czech virtuoso Lukáš Vondráček join forces for an unprecedented celebration of Beethoven’s five piano concertos across three concerts. From the youthful charm of the First to the heroic grandeur of the Emperor, this complete cycle charts 15 years of revolutionary creativity. Each program pairs the concertos with…
    Editor's Choice Beethoven – The Piano Concertos

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – The Piano Concertos – The Maverick

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Asher Fisch and Czech virtuoso Lukáš Vondráček join forces for an unprecedented celebration of Beethoven’s five piano concertos across three concerts. From the youthful charm of the First to the heroic grandeur of the Emperor, this complete cycle charts 15 years of revolutionary creativity. Each program pairs the concertos with…

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Li-Wei Qin Plays Tchaikovsky – Matinee

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Tchaikovsky pays tribute to Mozart in his Variations on a Rococo Theme and its elegance, grace and dashing virtuosity will be brought to life by Li-Wei Qin. To conclude our Matinee Symphony Series, Asher Fisch leads the Orchestra through highlights from Wagner’s ground-breaking operas, showcasing WASO’s full grandeur and power at…
    Editor's Choice Piotr Anderszewski

    Musica Viva Australia: Piotr Anderszewski

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Fresh from his triumphant performances at the Edinburgh Festival, pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, restless curiosity and joy to Brahms’ 12 pieces from Opp. 116– 119, selections from JS Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major. Known for his uncompromising standards – he famously walked out…
  • Asher Fisch Conducts Dvořák 9

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Asher Fisch Conducts Dvořák 9

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Zoltán Kodály’s colourful Variations on a Hungarian Folksong sets the tone for this folk-inspired program. WASO’s own Principal Viola, Daniel Schmitt, takes centre stage for Bartók’s Viola Concerto, his final, elegiac work, full of the folk-music influences which so fascinated him. The sheer number of unforgettable melodies that fill Dvořák’s…
    Asher Fisch Conducts Dvořák 9

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Asher Fisch Conducts Dvořák 9

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Zoltán Kodály’s colourful Variations on a Hungarian Folksong sets the tone for this folk-inspired program. WASO’s own Principal Viola, Daniel Schmitt, takes centre stage for Bartók’s Viola Concerto, his final, elegiac work, full of the folk-music influences which so fascinated him. The sheer number of unforgettable melodies that fill Dvořák’s…
  • Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Few WASO debuts are met with the ecstatic acclaim that greeted Vasily Petrenko’s in 2022. He returns with music from his adopted homeland; Walton’s grand Spitfire Prelude and Fugue and Vaughan Williams’ profoundly moving Fifth Symphony. Associate Principal Clarinet, Som Howie, makes his WASO concerto debut with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto…
    Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Few WASO debuts are met with the ecstatic acclaim that greeted Vasily Petrenko’s in 2022. He returns with music from his adopted homeland; Walton’s grand Spitfire Prelude and Fugue and Vaughan Williams’ profoundly moving Fifth Symphony. Associate Principal Clarinet, Som Howie, makes his WASO concerto debut with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto…
    Editor's Choice A Musical Awakening

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: A Musical Awakening

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Directed by ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve, this soul-stirring concert explores music’s power to console, uplift and renew. Recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey joins the ACO for the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang’s flute and echo. Spanning 900 years, the program moves from Hildegard von Bingen’s 12th-century hymn Ave…