Celebrate the 80th birthday of the creative genius behind the iconic film music, John Williams, in WASO’s intergalactic event! Following the success of the sensational Space Classics concerts in 2010, Anthony Inglis returns to take us on a journey to a galaxy far, far away. Hear...

Join us on a grand tour through Europe: from England to Russia, and France to Italy. Acclaimed pianist Cédric Tiberghien returns to perform Ravel’s jazz-inspired concerto. We welcome back the esteemed Tadaaki Otaka to conduct this enchanting concert, finishing with Mendelssohn’s...

GRAND FINAL This is one nail-biting event as three of the country’s most talented young musicians battle it out. Hear them first with WASO as they showcase some of the most challenging and impressive concertos, in a bid to win a prize of $20,000 to...

Vladimir Verbitsky conducted the Australian premiere in 1985 and more than 25 years on, we bring Rachmaninov’s First Symphony to life again, with all of its struggles, darkness, menace and drama. Weber’s works influenced many of his successors, not least of all Hindemith, who breathes...

In a program of dazzling, exotic orchestral sound, Stephen Hough performs Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian inspired concerto. Rimsky-Korsakov’s work unveils the story of Scheherazade, who told fascinating tales for 1001 nights. Robert Spano is one of today’s most imaginative conductors and...