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James Gaffigan and the role of a ...

Ahead of his MSO debut later this month alongside Russian violin superstar Viktoria Mullova, get to know James Gaffigan and the role he plays on stage! ...

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Classical music and filmmaking

Atop pounding timpani and an epic orchestral fanfare, an ape discovers that a leg bone is great for smashing in skulls. It has learned to use a tool (or more accurate ...

The story of Stravinsky's Persép ...

A mysterious millionairess of otherworldly beauty. A lavish life as salacious onstage as it was off. Ida Rubinstein was a figure of extraordinary intrigue in Paris in ...

Why are Stradivarii amongst some ...

The instruments created by one of the most famous luthiers of all time still remain synonymous with musical excellence, even hundreds of years later. We explore why t ...

MSO x Anthony Chataway

Get to know cryptic crossword and cricket connoisseur (plus Violist) Anthony Chataway’s musical tastes as he introduces you to some of his favourite pieces from all t ...

Eumeralla: a war requiem for peace

Just a little over 4 hours drive from Melbourne lies a battlefield haunted with the memory of war and loss of life. Walking on this land, you are surrounded by restle ...

Mark Holdsworth and the Metropol ...

World premieres by three of the most exciting young composers on the Australian music scene headline the 2019 Metropolis New Music Festival, where the Melbourne Symph ...

MSO x Sarah Curro

Sarah Curro is a first violinist with a passion for a variety of genres of music. When she’s not performing on stage with the MSO, she can be found working on her sol ...

Megan Steller on Verdi's Requiem

How did Giuseppe Verdi, notably not a church-going man, come to write one of the most revered and performed requiems of all time? Although his childhood was spent in ...