Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- From
- Melbourne
- Since
- 1906–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 77
About
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Australian orchestra based in Melbourne. The MSO is resident at Hamer Hall. The MSO has its own choir, the MSO Chorus, following integration with the Melbourne Chorale in 2008.
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The MSO relies on funding by the Victorian State Government and the Federal government and support from private corporations and donors. It is supported by Symphony Services International. Sophie Galaise joined the MSO as its first female managing director in 2016. Its chairman is David Li (since 2021).
Members
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John Arcaro percussion, timpani
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Roger Young violin
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Philip Arkinstall clarinet, principal
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Rohan de Korte cello
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Eddy Chen violin
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Mary Allison violin
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Caroline Almonte keyboard
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Eoin Andersen violin
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Helen Ayres violin
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Nick Bochner cello
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Eric Bramble French horn
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Kirsty Bremner violin
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Isin Cakmakcioglu violin
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Robert Clarke percussion
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Wendy Clarke flute
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Simon Collins viola
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Robert Cossom percussion
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Jon Craven clarinet
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Jacqueline Cronin viola
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Monica Curro violin
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Prue Davis flute
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Russell Davis French horn
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Sharon Draper cello
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Peter Edwards violin
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William Evans trumpet
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Per Forsberg tuba
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Deborah Goodall violin
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Lorraine Hook violin
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Sylvia Hosking double bass
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Thomas Hutchinson additional, oboe, principal
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Keith Johnson cello
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Virginia Kable cello
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Brett Kelly trombone
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Laurien Kennedy cello
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Michael Kisin violin
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Rolf Kuhlman bassoon
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Geoff Lierse French horn
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Andrew Macleod piccolo
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Eleanor Mancini violin
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Ken McClimont trombone
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Trinette McClimont French horn
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Paul McMillan viola
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Elise Millman bassoon
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Mark Mogeilevsky violin
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Andrew Moon double bass
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Christopher Moore viola
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Isabel Morse viola
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Sarah Morse cello
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Eve Newsome oboe
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Susannah Ng violin
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Gabby O’Halloran viola
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Rudolf Osadnik violin
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Rosia Pasteur viola
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Julie Payne trumpet
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Vicki Philipson oboe
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Alison Rayner violin
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Steve Reeves double bass
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David Shafir violin
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Tony Smith double bass
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Andrea Taylor cello
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Matthew Tomkins violin
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Chris Turpin percussion
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Isy Wasserman violin
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Cindy Watkin viola
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Philippa West violin
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Tristram Williams trumpet
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Michelle Wood cello
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Brett Yang violin
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Jung Sook Yoon violin
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Graham Cox harpsichord, organ
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Simon James violin
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Anne Mártonyi violin
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Bertha Jorgensen violin
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George Dreyfus bassoon
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Eric Klay bass trombone
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Michael Dauth violin
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Wilma Smith violin
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Justin Williams viola
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Dale Barltrop violin
Discography
Albums
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Concerto pour piano - Rhapsody in Blue
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Symphony no. 4 in C minor "The Pursuit of Happiness" / Symphony no. 6 in B-flat "Celtic" / The Sacred Mountain
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The Film and Television Themes of Bruce Rowland
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Orchestral Works
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Trumpet Concertos
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto
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Leading Lady
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The First Sixty Years
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Complete Orchestral Works
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Simple Gifts
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Something Wonderful
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Melbourne Symphony
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Bel Canto
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1998
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The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43
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Peter and the Wolf / The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Babar the Elephant
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The Best of Percy Grainger
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Education Program 2000
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Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
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Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor
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The Planets
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The Waltzing Cat
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Oboe Concerto / Yanada / Ulpirra
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The Resurrection Symphony: Symphony no. 2 in C minor
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Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
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Symphonies Vol. 1
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Symphonies Vol. 2
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Symphonies Vol. 3
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Symphony no. 1 / Phantasy Concerto
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Sun Music I-IV / Irkanda IV / Piano Concerto / Small Town
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Symphony no. 9 'From the New World'
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Music for Orchestra
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Works for Large Chorus and Orchestra
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Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2
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Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
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Four Orchestral Pieces / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
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Orchestral Works 1: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
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Harold en Italie / Rob-Roy / Rêverie et Caprice
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Ein Heldenleben; Intermezzo - Four Symphonic Interludes
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Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
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Symphony no. 3 “The Camp Meeting” / Symphony no. 4 / Orchestral Set no. 2
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ARIA Number 1 Hits in Symphony
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Don Quixote / Sonata for Cello and Piano / Songs, op. 10 and op. 32
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Violin Concerto / Don Quixote
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The Warriors / Danish Folk-Music Suite / Hill-Songs 1 & 2
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L'enfance du Christ
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Symphony no. 2 / Phantasy Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
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The Four Seasons
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Symphony no. 4 "The Jungle"
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Debussy & Strauss
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Symphonies 5 & 6
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Symphonies 2 & 8
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Orchestral Music, Vol. 4
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Beggars & Angels (MSO / Stenz)
Singles
Live
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Live at Hamer Hall
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Push the Sky Away
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Ella & Louis
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Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Don Juan / Four Last Songs / Also sprach Zarathustra
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Adès: Polaris - Voyage for Orchestra / Stanhope: Piccolo Concerto
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Symphony no. 10
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MSO Live
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MSO Live
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Complete Symphonies
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Mendelssohn: The Hebrides / Elgar: Symphony no. 1
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Bat Out of Hell Live
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Please Don't Ask Me
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You're the Voice (live)
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Live in Australia
Compilations
Links
Official
Concerts
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Conductor position
Founder
Subgroup
Also known as
Albert Street Conservatorium Orchestra · Victorian Symphony Orchestra
Tags
- symphony orchestra
- australia
- australian orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d50f4a34-bee8-42ed-9259-e6e99297279a
- ISNI
- 0000000110124662
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