Will Yeoman previews the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s ambitious 2026 season under the inspired leadership of Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.
Tag Archives: Winthrop Hall
Reviews
Genevieve Lacey and the Australian Chamber Orchestra build sound castles in the air
15 September 2025
A 1974 magical realist masterpiece provides the inspiration for the ACO’s final Perth concert for 2025.
Reviews
“Frenzied, furious, and gorgeous”: Verdi Requiem at Winthrop Hall
11 September 2025
Verdi Requiem at Winthrop Hall is frenzied, furious, and the gorgeous acoustics reverberate with a sonic avalanche, writes Penny Shaw.
Features
The WA Symphony Orchestra 2025 program gave us a moveable feast
27 August 2025
WASO’s quest to find replacement venues for the Perth Concert Hall has led to the commissioning of an important new work and the development of an innovative classical music program.
Reviews
Australian Chamber Orchestra and friends paint the town blue
20 August 2025
Will Yeoman gets a front-row seat as pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, trumpeter David Elton and ACO serve up rhapsodic Gershwin and cheeky Shostakovich.
Reviews
Massive Mozart
13 September 2021
Mozart’s Mass in C minor is one of his more sublime masterpieces, but its impact was somewhat mitigated by unbalanced forces, says Sandra Bowdler
Features
What you need to know about the Fever Candlelight Concerts
16 August 2021
Who is behind the Candlelight Concerts at Winthrop Hall, and what is the secret to their phenomenal success? Rosalind Appleby finds out.
Reviews
Stravinsky reinvented
12 August 2021
Students rework an orchestral classic side by side with professionals, in what Sandra Bowdler says is a bold experiment with a structural flaw.
Reviews
Collaboration brings out the best
17 May 2021
Stuffy traditions are pushed aside in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah which Sandra Bowdler says is brought to life with imagination and solid musical values.
Spotlight
Ninety and still on song
14 May 2021
Australians aren’t known for celebrating arts history particularly well, but let’s defy cultural amnesia with a trip down memory lane with the University of Western Australia Choral Society as they prepare to celebrate their 90th birthday.
