The Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has appointed Richard Mills AO as its next Artistic Director/Chief Conductor.
Mills is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected arts leaders following tenures as Artistic Director of Victorian Opera, West Australian Opera, Adelaide Chamber Orchestra, Director of the Australian Music Project for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Musica Viva’s Composer of the Year. Renowned for his body of orchestral works, Helpmann Award-winning operas Batavia and Love of the Nightingale and re-orchestrating the ABC’s iconic news theme, Mills has remained a champion of Australian new music and nurturing Australian talent.
