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 and his sister, film maker Gabrielle Thompson.[3] The inaugural patron of the orchestra was Sir Charles Mackerras, Briger and Thompson's uncle.

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, and with soprano Greta Bradman as guest soloist.[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

  1. ↑ "Simon Rattle review: Maestro leads Australian World Orchestra in symphonic attack". Sydney Morning Herald, August 2, 2015 . Clive O'Connel
  2. ↑ "Australian World Orchestra: ‘one of the great orchestras’". The Australian, July 29, 2015 Matthew Westwood.
  3. ↑ "Sir Simon Rattle shows the Australian World Orchestra’s in a class of its own". The Daily Telegraph, July 30, 2015. Steve Moffatt
  4. ↑ Traill, Kim. "The Second Coming of the Australian World Orchestra". www.limelightmagazine.com.au. Limelight Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Notes of Exchange". The Indian Express. Suanshu Khurana | Published:August 29, 2015
  6. ↑ "Australian World Orchestra review: Simon Rattle leads through richness, power and glory". Sydney Morning Herald, July 30, 2015 , Peter McCallum
  7. ↑ Cunningham, Harriet. "Music review: Australian orchestras live". www.smh.com.au. News. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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