NEXT CONCERT – TBA

While a concert for Saturday 20th July 2024 featuring Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 is planned, it is to be confirmed. An announcement regarding it is expected in early April.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: AO ORCHESTRAL RETURN – 25/02/2024: WITH THANKS

The Australasian Orchestra’s full orchestral return concert on Sunday 25th February 2024 began a new era for AO in glorious fashion, after almost 4 wilderness years started by the covid-19 pandemic.

Beginning with Percy Grainger‘s Molly on the Shore , fittingly following a tribute to AO’s late long-time serving President Tony Walker, ANAM soloist Louise Turnbull superbly performed Max Bruch‘s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor. The 2nd half contain the orchestra’s performance of the most famous version of Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, being Maurice Ravel’s phenomenal orchestration of it. 

The AO Inc. committee and conductor Robert Dora would like to warmly thank all the performers, including soloist Louise Turnbull, AO supports and the concert’s audience for making this wonderful return possible. Here’s to many more AO performances!

CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR AO’S ORCHESTRAL RELAUNCH IS OPen until 23/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who has so far generously donated to the AO’s current crowdfunding campaign via Pozible. Donations are support the orchestra’s return, including hopefully soon seeing it resume its previous history of performing 2 orchestral concerts a year. As a small organisation who has previously survived almost entirely on ticket sales, we gratefully for any donation. We also thank everyone for other important support, such as spreading word about AO’s concerts, signing up to its emailing list, and most importantly by attending its concerts.