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25.01.2022 The magic of the oboe. Nick Deutsch plays Robert Schumann's Liederkreis with Tamara-Anna Cislowska. Schumann died at the age of 46 on 29 July 1856.

24.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday with a trip down memory lane, back to 2015 when Sarah Willis interviewed AWO Artistic Director Alexander Briger and Guest Conductor Sir Simon Rattle ahead of our 2015 performances at Sydney Opera House.

22.01.2022 Some good news for Sydney! Hoping we hear announcements like this from other Australian states soon. We can't wait to say the words "Toi, toi, toi!" or "Chookas" and get back onto stages to perform for live audiences once again. https://www.smh.com.au//theatres-to-increase-audience-numb

21.01.2022 AWO Double Bassist Robert Nairn completed a lovely interview and duet performance with Tamara Anna Cislowska on ABC Classic Duet program yesterday. You can listen to the segment via the link below which also features recordings from Rob and the Australian World Orchestra. Enjoy!

18.01.2022 This weekend Melbourne Digital Concert Hall "Faces of Sydney" featuring performances from a stunning lineup of NSW-based musicians and co-curated by MDCH Co-Director Chris Howlett and AWO double bassist Kirsty McCahon. 4 concerts will be livestreamed this weekend with all ticket revenue going directly to the musicians. The Festival opens on Saturday 1 August at 7:00pm (AEST) with HEARTLAND a unique collaboration between didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton and violin powerhou...se Véronique Serret. At 8:30pm Madeleine Easton and the Bach Akademie Australia, shine a light on Bach as a serious yet sometimes irreverent genius. Sunday evening at 7:00pm, much-loved pianists Tamara Anna Cislowska and Elena Kats-Chernin combine in rarities, new favourites and irresistible hits by Elena herself Australia’s ‘first lady of melody’. And at 8:30pm on 2 August, principals of the Opera Australia Orchestra join Kirsty McCahon for two of the great Romantics: Verdi’s E minor String Quartet, and Dvoák's majestic String Quintet in G. Tickets available here: https://melbournedigitalconcerthall.com/festival/program/

18.01.2022 Australian clarinettist and composer Paul Dean, the AWO's commissioned composer for 2021, sat down with 2019 AWO Double Bassist Phoebe Russell, for a chat ahead of Phoebe's performance of Paul's new piece titled "7 Lockdown Miniatures for Double Bass". Blog courtesy of Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

18.01.2022 Do you know an aspiring young musician? Applications for the Australian Youth Orchestra 2021 instrumental programs open from 7 September with specialised training opportunities on offer. Head to their website to discover more and apply!

16.01.2022 Please enjoy AWO cellist Howard Penny, Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) cello faculty and Head of Strings, in today's lunchtime concert: Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11 Brahms: Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36 Bartok: Divertimento for String Orchestra... https://www.abc.net.au//anam-howard-penny-from-th/12456692

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Harry Vatiliotis AM for his recent Addition to the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours list with the award of AM for his significant service to musical instrument making as a luthier. Hands up if you're lucky enough to own a "Harry"!

15.01.2022 Tune-in to ABC Classic today at 1pm to listen to our 2016 live concert recording which includes the world premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin's Concerto for 8 Double Basses "The Witching Hour", Ravel's Bolero and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5

12.01.2022 AWO cellist Peet Morrison's been busy during lockdown in Copenhagen releasing an album of cello works "I Thought I Saw Your Face" which includes World Premiere recordings by Australian, Danish & American composers: Raffaele Marcellino, Paul Stanhope, Brett Dean, Mary Mageau, Simon Christensen, Adam Brantley-Hill, and Peet himself. Works for solo cello that might bring a reflective tear or a quiet empathetic smile. There's fear, anxiety, melancholy, aggression, panic and pain,... but also hope and love. Available on all streaming services. (Apple Music) https://music.apple.com/.../i-thought-i-saw.../1530785041 (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/album/0Z3VzrIkDNJoTiXCYjenTk (Deezer) https://www.deezer.com/en/album/171755882 (YouTube) https://music.youtube.com/playlist... (Amazon) https://music.amazon.com/search/Peet+Morrison (Googleplay) https://play.google.com/store/music/album...

11.01.2022 Tune in to @skynewsaustralia on Saturday morning for Jaynie Seal's interview with AWO Music & Artistic Director Alexander Briger, where they'll discuss Alex and the AWO's experience of the COVID cultural closures and our hopes and dreams for the future.

10.01.2022 Beethoven's Ode to Joy came in at No. 1 for ABC Classic's "Beethoven Top 100" last weekend. Enjoy the AWO's 2011 performance of his spectacular 9th Symphony which reaches peak Beethoven with the glorious vocals of the Ode to Joy. Featuring guest artists: Cheryl Barker, Elizabeth Campbell, Steve Davislim, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

10.01.2022 A belated Happy Diwali to our friends and family across the world. Tate Britain installed a wonderful neon celebration by artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman.

09.01.2022 AWO 2021 commissioned composer Paul Dean is presenting an Ensemble Q concert at the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall on Wednesday night. These ticketed digital concerts have been a great source of joy (and income) for Australian musicians during this period of hall closures. The concert features Daniel de Borah - piano, Natsuko Yoshimoto - violin, ... Imants Larsens - viola, Trish Dean - cello Paul Dean - clarinet The program is the fabulously youthful Trio Op 11 by Beethoven (watch out for my professional debut as a pianist in the last movement), the incredible Penderecki Clarinet Quartet and the virtuosic String Trio by Dohnanyi. Getting to see it is easy. Just click on the link below and this will take you to the correct site for our concert. Tickets are $24 per computer/household, and $20 of those dollars go to the artists. We would love you to see the concert. And bookmark the homepage and make sure you are regular at these fantastic concerts. https://watch.melbournedigitalconcerthall.com/#/item/54528

09.01.2022 Flashback Friday to the time when the AWO toured India with Maestro Zubin Mehta with special guest Australian soprano Greta Bradman. Wishing well to our friends and family around the world.

06.01.2022 We're looking forward to performing for the splendid Port Fairy Spring Music Festival for the Kawaii Opening Gala Performance, Saturday 28th November. Featuring AWO stars from Victoria: SOPHIE ROWELL, CHRISTOPHER MOORE, MICHELLE WOOD, HAMISH GULLICK, PAUL CHAMPION, JUSTIN KENEALY and STEFAN CASSOMENOS.

03.01.2022 Previous to this economic situation, the Australian arts sector was worth [more than] $100 billion to our economy, employing 600,000 people. The arts made up 6.4 per cent of our gross domestic product, just less than mining at 8.4 per cent and more than triple sport, which is two per cent, explains AWO Double Bassist Kirsty McCahon.

02.01.2022 Thank you ABC Classic for sharing this very poignant new song titled "Listen" by Siobhan Stagg and Dermot Tutty. [Artists] have been stamped with a non-essential worker tagline, which obviously brings forward lots of tricky existential questions for thousands of people. Where does that leave us if what we do isn’t something that people need in their everyday life? Siobhan Stagg told ABC Classic Breakfast. Dermot Tutty penned both the lyrics and the music for this new work ...honing in on the special silence that can only be found in the moments after the musicians finish, but before the applause erupts inside a crowded auditorium. Tutty and Stagg feel this special moment is lost when listening to music at home or from a device. Listen via link below.

01.01.2022 Tune in to ABC Classic for the Saturday lunchtime concert to hear the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's premiere of Australian composer Paul Dean's Violin Concerto. The AWO is thrilled to have commissioned Paul to compose a large piece for our 10th Anniversary season in 2021.

01.01.2022 The Port Fairy Spring Music Festival 2020 digital festival has officially launched today. The AWO "Victorian Ensemble" will perform a wonderful program for the Festival's Opening Gala at 5pm Saturday 28th November. Book your tickets below to enjoy a program of ELENA KATS-CHERNIN The Sunshine Journal and SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A major D.667, The Trout.