Australia’s largest orchestras and other major classical music organisations played more pieces with the word ‘violin’ in their titles in 2019 than works by female composers, according to a new independent report released this week (24 June).
The Living Music Report, created by composer and educator Ciaran Frame, reveals that only 0.05% of works performed in 2019 were written by First Nations composers; just 3% of works in repertoire were by female composers; and works by Australian composers represented only 9% of all music performed.
