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The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is pulling out all the stops

October 21, 2026

BY LILY BRYANT Typically, “pulling out all the stops” is considered a good thing. It’s how you might describe an incredible display from a sports […]

Sarah Elise Thompson’s new release is a meditation on grief and love

October 16, 2026

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As Australian composer-pianist Sarah Elise Thompson releases her newest music, the moment is bittersweet. Her five-track EP, filled with original works for […]

Louise Keast “burst into tears” when she won this $43k opera scholarship

October 13, 2026

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This August, operatic soprano Louise Keast was awarded one of the biggest achievements in her artform: the 2026 Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship. […]

Thomas Misson is championing “some of the stranger music out there”

October 10, 2026

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We all love a bit of strange music from time to time. Some might argue that the stranger it is, the better. […]

“I had no idea the saxophone could even sound like that”

September 29, 2026

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hope and Bravery. This is the name of the upcoming concert program with musicians of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which features Shostakovich’s […]

The best Australian music can happen when orchestras support the creators

September 10, 2026

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE One of the most defining features of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is its willingness to embrace creative risk. And what could be […]