Australian World Orchestra
Australian World Orchestra (AWO) is a symphony orchestra based in Australia.[1] The AWO brings together Australian musicians working in Australia and throughout the world to perform together in Australia and overseas.[2]
History
The Australian World Orchestra (AWO) was established in 2011 by Australian conductor Alexander Briger AO and film maker Gabrielle Thompson.[3]
The AWO has performed sold out concerts in Sydney and Melbourne in 2011[4] 2013 and 2015.
In 2015 the orchestra performed in three cities in India, conducted by Zubin Mehta.[5]
In 2015 the AWO brought Sir Simon Rattle to Australia to conduct the orchestra in concerts in Sydney and Melbourne with special guest mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená.[6]
The AWO celebrates its 5-year anniversary in 2016 and will perform 2 concerts in Sydney and 1 concert in Singapore.
Recordings
The AWO has released two recordings of their concerts on Deutsche Gramophon and ABC Classics[7]
References
- ↑ "Simon Rattle review: Maestro leads Australian World Orchestra in symphonic attack". Sydney Morning Herald, August 2, 2015 . Clive O'Connel
- ↑ "Australian World Orchestra: ‘one of the great orchestras’". The Australian, July 29, 2015 Matthew Westwood.
- ↑ "Sir Simon Rattle shows the Australian World Orchestra’s in a class of its own". The Daily Telegraph, July 30, 2015. Steve Moffatt
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- ↑ "Notes of Exchange". The Indian Express. Suanshu Khurana | Published:August 29, 2015
- ↑ "Australian World Orchestra review: Simon Rattle leads through richness, power and glory". Sydney Morning Herald, July 30, 2015 , Peter McCallum
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