Return to Oz
As the Australian World Orchestra celebrates its 15th anniversary, its founders reflect on how it all began.
June 22, 2026
Christopher Lawrence
Christopher Lawrence is a writer, broadcaster and board member of Van Diemen’s Band and the Sydney Youth Orchestras. He has presented on ABC radio and TV, and his books are available in Australia as well as the UK and US, Hungary and China.
Articles by Christopher Lawrence
A World of Trees
Sir Jonathan Mills discusses his new forest opera Eucalyptus and explains why it could only be set in Australia.
July 22, 2024
Walking on Dreams
Celebrating 20 years as Artistic and Music Director of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Brett Weymark explains why he equates his career with a bottle of wine.
May 22, 2023
Paul Dean: The Birth of a Birthday Symphony
If you call a piece Symphony, the weight of history bears down on you, says Paul Dean as he talks to Christopher Lawrence about his new work celebrating the Australian World Orchestra's first decade.
April 19, 2021