The Australian World Orchestra Returns In 2015 With Rattle and Kožená

The Australian World Orchestra Returns In 2015 With Rattle and Kožená

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) for two concerts in Sydney with special guest mezzo-soprano, the incomparable Magdalena Kožená, making her Australian debut. At its inaugural concert series in 2011 the AWO was conducted by Simone Young. In 2013 it presented another highly acclaimed series under Zubin Mehta . In 2015, the…

Nominees For The 2014 ARIA Best Classical Album Fine Arts Awards

Nominees For The 2014 ARIA Best Classical Album Fine Arts Awards

Nominees for the 28th annual ARIA Awards have been announced and we have the list of contenders for the title of Best Classical Album in the Fine Arts Awards.  Australian World Orchestra / Zubin Mehta – Stravinsky Rite of Spring / Mahler Symphony No.1 (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia) Emma Matthews / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra /…

The world on sydney’s stage – The Australian World orchestra comes to town (Reprint from June 2012)

The world on sydney’s stage – The Australian World orchestra comes to town (Reprint from June 2012)

With the Australian World Orchestra set to take the stage again in Sydney under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta in 2013, we revisit the inaugural performances held in Sydney, in September 2012.   “The chance to see just how good the musicians are that we export to the world”. So said Alexander Briger, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor…