The two double bass players, who will share a desk in the upcoming Australian World Orchestra season, speak about the pleasures and challenges to be found at the deep end of the string section.

Cameron Lam's playlist of Australian art music for December explores ideas of reflection, community and support.

Christopher Lawrence and Damian Barbeler take us behind the scenes of Sydney Youth Orchestra’s COVID-19 inspired digital project.

Reporting from Paris, the Australian World Orchestra’s Alexander Briger discusses his new daily routine, his thoughts about the industry’s future, and how music lovers might pass this difficult time.

Love, torture and death are all vividly painted in Janáček’s rhapsody for orchestra Taras Bulba. Australian World Orchestra Artistic Director and Janáček specialist Alexander Briger tells us about the Czech composer’s Russian obsession and why his retelling of Gogol’s bloody tale is one of his greatest masterpieces.

The Australian conductor tells us about growing up in a musical clan, founding the Australian World Orchestra, and reducing the work load to better enjoy performances and time with his young family.

Featuring Ute Lemper, requiems, Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims, ZOFO's new Pictures at an Exhibition, the Bolshoi Ballet and the AWO's Alexander Briger.

Before unleashing his new concerto with the MSO, clarinettist-composer Paul Dean talks about the musicians that inspired it.

The clarinettist and conductor will perform Mozart’s masterpiece with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra before jumping on the podium to conduct Paul Dean’s brand new Clarinet Concerto.

The Australian violist, who returns home to perform with the Australian World Orchestra this year, talks about her instrument, inspirations and starting a music series in an underground fortress-turned-dance club.

Fresh from performing as soloist with the Australian World Orchestra on tour last year, the violinist tells us about the pleasures of good food and good company, as well as performing and teaching in India.

SYO Chief Conductor Alexander Briger remembers the orchestra’s inspirational former chief and asks why youth orchestras don’t do more opera.

The composer and clarinettist tells us about his love of dark operas, transcribing butcherbirds, and how he left home with his bags unpacked.

We go backstage with the Australian World Orchestra as they rehearse with the formidable Italian conductor.

After observing Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra rehearse in New York, Editor at Large Clive Paget was invited to his hotel to interview the patriotic Italian conductor, who is coming Down Under to conduct the Australian World Orchestra.

The Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart violist talks about the joys of coming home ahead of chamber and orchestral concerts with the Australian World Orchestra.