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MSO on the road!

Fresh air, open road, and a car full of juggling balls (and instruments). This can only mean one thing: MSO is on the road for our 2018 Regional Tour schools workshop ...

Try before you buy: Bernstein on ...

Leonard Bernstein is often credited as being one of the greatest Broadway composers of all time. Whether it be ballet, opera, or a full stage show, his ability to tel ...

Tianyi Lu's Relaxation Rhythms

Living out of a suitcase for the past year, I’ve found music to be a great source of solace and comfort to balance the exhausting aspects of an itinerant lifestyle – ...

Offstage with... Dale Barltrop

Holst’s The Planets… An astronom ...

Gustav Holst’s intergalactic masterpiece, The Planets has been a fixture in international orchestral repertoire since its 1920 debut. While it would be hard to imagin ...

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Share your love of Music

Including a gift to MSO in your Will – big or small – is a powerful way to share your love of music with generations to come. By doing so, you will personally become ...

Great Romantics Competition Retu ...

Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Romantics Competition returns for 2018 with the $6000 Elisabeth Murdoch Prize up for grabs, plus performance and recording opportunit ...

Five Questions with Simone Young

Simone Young is one of Australia’s most accomplished conductors. With a career spanning over 30 years, Simone has worked with some of the very best orchestras across ...

Brock Imison's Pieces for Planting

I’ve been an avid gardener for my entire life… even longer than I’ve been a musician! After a week of performances with the MSO I love to get dirty in my garden at ho ...