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Leading from the front, Umberto Clerici forges a new orchestral direction

Looking forward to an ambitious 2024 season, the Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra recaps on his 2023 program…

Dreams. Two men side by side, one on the left in a black shirt, one on the right with a beard, grey shirt and holding a violin.
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Music review: Dreams, Symphony Series 7, Adelaide Town Hall

Musical dreams really do come true at the Adelaide Town Hall.

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Music review: Clerici Conducts Mahler, Concert Hall, QPAC

Mahler’s Sixth Symphony was given expert treatment with the assistance of a supercharged orchestra.

Daniel Stoll, Florian Willeitner, Sander Stuart, Leonard Disselhorst, Vision String Quartet. Photo: Harald Hoffmann
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A string quartet playing classical works from memory

The acclaimed Vision String Quartet will embark on an extensive concert tour for Musica Viva on its first visit to…

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Music review: Romance, QPAC

Romance was a far-ranging classical program that showed off the exceptional talents of this youthful orchestra.

A white man in evening dress with baton raised dramatically conducts an orchestra, who are barely visible. The empty seats behind him suggest this is a rehearsal photo.
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What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part one)

As season announcements for 2024 begin to roll out across the country, we look in brief at some of next…

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Music review: Symphony Series 5, Vitality, Adelaide Town Hall

A musical Mount Everest and a starry, starry night.

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Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.

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Music review: Opening Applause, Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Two premieres and two perennial favourites open the 2023 Australian Chamber Music Festival in Townsville with a well-chosen and beautifully…

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$1 million grant to aid art music graduates

A new partnership between the Australian National Academy of Music and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust will support ANAM alumni…

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