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  • A young violinist stands centre stage, intent on his instrument. He is surrounded by other members of the orchestra, the conductor on the podium to the violinist's eft, his back to the camera. WASO joyride full of passion
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    WASO joyride full of passion

    5 August 2023

    Love is in the air as the West Australian Symphony Orchestra rolls out the romantics and a new work from local composer Olivia Davies. Angela Ho is smitten.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • A large orchestra stands on a stage, the conductor at the centre. They are all facing the audience. Fisch’s big gamble richly rewarding
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    Fisch’s big gamble richly rewarding

    27 May 2023

    The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera’s greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.  

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • A large orchestra fills the stage of a concert hall, flanked by a choir in the chorus stalls WASO’s masterful Mahler
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    WASO’s masterful Mahler

    4 December 2022

    The West Australian Symphony Orchestra delivers a searing and unforgettable performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony, writes Stewart Smith.

    Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
  • Plea for peace as powerful as ever
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    Plea for peace as powerful as ever

    21 August 2022

    A fine association between WASO and guests demonstrates that the chilling message in Britten’s War Requiem is as pertinent as when it was composed, writes Penny Shaw.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • Elgar's Cello Concerto. A section of the orchestra. The only musician playing is a man with a cello in the centre of the image A lament for two outsiders
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    A lament for two outsiders

    11 June 2022

    WASO’s double bill of Elgar and Bruckner is the ideal escape on a rainy Perth night, writes Varnya Bromilow.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • A darkened hall with a large orchestra filling the stage, dressed in formal black and white concert attire How to listen to an orchestra
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    How to listen to an orchestra

    11 April 2022

    Are you put off by the idea of classical music as high-brow and inaccessible? Bourby Webster has 10 tips to help you have the experience of your life at an orchestral concert.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
  • WASO plays a symphony for tumultuous times
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    WASO plays a symphony for tumultuous times

    21 March 2022

    Tchaikovsky’s ‘Sixth Symphony’, or the ‘Pathetique’, has always carried a sense of darkness, which makes WASO’s performance of the composer’s final work perfect for these uncertain times, writes Rosalind Appleby.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • A black and white photo of a woman with long hair in a pony tail and wearing a dark turtleneck sweater stands by a window An orchestra of her own
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    An orchestra of her own

    15 October 2021

    Olivia Bettina Davies is the first woman composer in residence with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Her new work ‘In Waves’ will be premiered on 5 March and she chats with Rosalind Appleby about the unexpected pleasure in “making stuff up”.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
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