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27-466: The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra is an Australian orchestra affiliated with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , and in 1999 had about 60 musicians. The orchestra has collaborated with numerous artists, including Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah and Indonesian artist Chrisye . It was hired by composer Guy Gross with Derek Williams as orchestrator and conductor to record

54-524: A conductor of the operas of Hans Werner Henze . His conducting debut at the La Fenice theatre in Venice was with a production of Henze's Elegy for Young Lovers . Stenz has also led the premieres of other Henze operas, including Das verratene Meer ( Deutsche Oper , Berlin), Venus und Adonis ( Bavarian State Opera , Munich) and L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe (2003 Salzburg Festival). Stenz

81-632: A musical piece, which he dedicated to the more than 100 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in the Hamas–Israel war in Gaza . In his remarks, Jayson Gillham said that the killing of journalists in Gaza by Israel was a war crime and that "a number of these have been targeted assassinations of prominent journalists as they were travelling in marked press vehicles or wearing their press jackets”. MSO said that Gillham's remarks "were made without authority and went beyond

108-839: Is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music . In addition to his recordings with the Gürzenich Orchestra, Stenz made his first recording with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in premieres of works by Moritz Eggert , Colin Matthews , Theo Verbey and Detlev Glanert . Further recordings include Helmut Lachenmann's Ausklang and Strauss' An Alpine Symphony with the Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Karl Amadeus Hartmann 's Simplicius Simplicissimus , and Henze's Symphony No. 8 and other pieces with

135-686: 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. 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

162-504: The Chandos label the MSO has recently released Berlioz' Harold en Italie with James Ehnes and Ives' Symphonies No. 1 and No. 2 , both led by Sir Andrew Davis. On 13 August 2024, the MSO cancelled Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham’s performance, to which tickets had already been sold. MSO said the reason for the cancellation was the pianist's remarks made prior to his performance of

189-404: The soundtrack for Stephan Elliott ’s feature film Frauds , starring Phil Collins , Hugo Weaving and Josephine Byrnes . This article on a classical orchestra is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Victoria (state) article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO )

216-589: The Classical Music Awards at an annual ceremony as part of the APRA Music Awards . In 2011 the Classical Music Awards were re-branded as the Art Music Awards. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music . They commenced in 1987. Markus Stenz Stenz has served as Artistic Director of

243-689: The MSO Board pledged $ 1 million to support musicians and staff. In December 2020, the MSO launched its on-demand digital streaming platform, MSO.LIVE, which broadcasts performances to audiences at home. Jaime Martín first guest-conducted the MSO in June 2019, and returned for an additional guest-conducting appearance in February 2021. In June 2021, the MSO announced the appointment of Martín as its next chief conductor, and Martín led his first performance as chief conductor at Hamer Hall in February 2022. In March 2024,

270-832: The MSO announced the extension of Martín's contract as chief conductor to 2028, with the addition of the title of artistic adviser. In November 2022, the MSO announced a partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra . The agreement between the two orchestras enables cross-cultural collaboration between the two countries and includes reciprocal touring in Australia and the UK, facilitating emerging artist exchanges and co-commissioning performances and activities, including digital innovations, such as LSO Live and MSO.LIVE. The MSO's recent discs include Strauss' Four Last Songs , Don Juan and Also sprach Zarathustra on ABC Classics . On

297-509: The MSO as its first female managing director in 2016. Its chairman is David Li (since 2021 ). The founder of the Albert Street Conservatorium Orchestra was musician and conductor Alberto Zelman . This orchestra gave its first concert on 11 December 1906. In 1923, Bertha Jorgensen became the first female leader of a professional orchestra in Australia, and she went on to play with the orchestra for 50 years and became

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324-527: The MSO made its debut at five of the classical music festivals, including The Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival . In July 2015, the MSO extended Davis' contract through 2019. Davis concluded his MSO chief conductorship at the end of December 2019. Dr Sophie Galaise was announced as Managing Director in January 2016. In 2021 Dr Galaise was recognised by Musical America as one of

351-769: The MSO represented Australasia at the Festival of the Five Continents in the Canary Islands alongside other orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic . In January 2007 the Orchestra embarked on its second European tour, visiting five cities in Spain (Castellon, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Pamplona, Madrid), Paris, Berlin and Milan. Sir Andrew Davis took up his duties as chief conductor in 2013. During his tenure,

378-610: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 1965. Following the re-structure of the Australian Broadcasting Commission into a corporation, in 1997 the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ABC. It became an independent company when the six Australia state orchestras were divested from the corporation in 2007. The MSO's longest-serving chief conductor was Hiroyuki Iwaki (1974–1997), who

405-568: The Montepulciano Festival (1989–1995), and Principal Conductor of the London Sinfonietta (1994–1998). In Australia, from 1998 to 2004, he was Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), which he took on their first European tour in 2000. Stenz is known for his championing of contemporary composers, which included the appointment of Brett Dean as the MSO's composer-in-residence in 2001. Stenz

432-686: The Top 30 Professionals of the Year, and in 2022 she was acknowledged by the Asia Society Australia as a Melbourne Asia Game Changer. In April 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of live performances , the MSO management was forced to temporarily ‘stand down’ MSO musicians and some administrative staff. In addition to the Australian Government’s JobKeeper program,

459-543: The close of the 2018–2019 season. In July 2014, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Stenz as its next principal guest conductor, as of the 2015–2016 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. In September 2016, Stenz was appointed as conductor-in-residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra , effective January 2017, with a contract of 3 years. Stenz is noted as

486-731: The longest-serving female leader of an orchestra on an international scale. In 1927, the Albert Street Conservatorium Orchestra combined with the Melbourne University Symphony Orchestra to form the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 1934, the MSO became one of the Australian Broadcasting Commission 's radio orchestras. In 1949, the orchestra took on the new name of the Victorian Symphony Orchestra , reverting to

513-571: The orchestra "into disrepute" and highlighted "years of unresolved concerns". Despite the reversal of the decision, musicians at the MSO voted to remove the leaders of the orchestra. The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards ) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. Since 2003 APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) have combined with AMC ( Australian Music Centre ) to present

540-417: The performance, admitting that cancelling the concert was "an error", and confirmed that the pianist performance was now cancelled due to "safety concerns". The nature of the safety concerns was not revealed and hence it is not clear if there were (or there are) any safety concerns in the first place. The musicians of the MSO have passed a vote of no confidence in its board, citing that the scandal had brought

567-417: The remit of his contract". The cancellation was seen as highly controversial because the same pianist also performed a song by György Ligeti, where he noted that Ligeti was from a Holocaust-surviving family and he spoke about the political background of the piece, as witnessed by Palestinian-Australian writer and composer Nahed Elrayes. This part of Jayson Gillham’s concert did not attract any attention and

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594-633: Was Principal Conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra (Gürzenich-Kapellmeister) from 2003 to 2014. During his tenure, beginning in October 2005, concerts of the Gürzenich Orchestra have been recorded live on their own label "GO live!" and made available within 5 minutes of the end of the concert the same night for purchase by audience members. Stenz conducted the Gürzenich Orchestra's first concert appearance at The Proms in August 2008. In February 2008, Stenz

621-590: Was named Conductor Laureate of the orchestra in 1989 and held the title until his death in 2006. The orchestra's most recent chief conductor, Sir Andrew Davis , was appointed in June 2012. Davis gave his inaugural concerts as the MSO's chief conductor in 2013, having made his debut with the orchestra in 2009. The MSO also works with principal conductor-in-residence Benjamin Northey , principal guest conductor Xian Zhang and guest conductors like Thomas Adès , John Adams , Tan Dun , Markus Stenz and Simone Young . The MSO

648-538: Was named principal guest conductor of the Hallé Orchestra , the second principal guest conductor in the orchestra's history. He held this post from 2009 to 2014. In August 2010, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (RFO) announced the appointment of Stenz as its eighth chief conductor, effective with the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. Stenz concluded his RFO chief conductorship as of

675-463: Was not seen by MSO as being "made without authority and going beyond the remit of his contract", whilst similar action with regards to 100 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel was censored by MSO. MSO censorship of Jayson Gillham attracted wide condemnation from the Australian public and from the musicians of the MSO. The Australian Music Students’ Association launched an open letter and said it

702-529: Was the first Australian orchestra to perform overseas (New Zealand, 1965), and the first to play in Carnegie Hall , New York, in 1970. Its overseas tours – the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Europe (2000, 2007, 2014), China (2002), St Petersburg, Russia (2003) and Japan (2005) – have gained it widespread international recognition. In January 2000, under the baton of the then chief conductor and artistic director Markus Stenz ,

729-510: Was “intensely disappointed” and strongly condemned the decision. Erin Madeley, the chief executive of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, expressed in his statement that Gillham had been treated "appallingly", that the decision caused enormous hurt and distress to Jayson, and was disrespectful to his fellow musicians and to journalists in Gaza. Later, MSO rowed back on their own decision to cancel

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