News Summary:
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) recently detailed the program for its Australian Conducting Academy on July 21, 2026, featuring works by J. Strauss II, Kodaly, Mendelssohn, Aaron Wyatt, and Mozart. Previously, on June 10, the MSO revealed "Project Chromology." Earlier, on April 30, the orchestra's legal defense costs for a workplace discrimination case exceeded $1 million, contributing to a second consecutive deficit in 2025, with an operating loss of $978,162 and an overall loss of $1,674,068 reported in its annual report. This follows the MSO's announcement on March 28 that it would celebrate 40 years since its iconic collaboration with Sir Elton John by revisiting the 1986 tour in a new concert event, "The Music of Elton," featuring Chong Lim, Jason Dean, Brett Garsed, and Lindsay Field. In late March, an MSO program on March 22, which included the world premiere of Joe Chindamo's "Are There Any Questions? (A Requiem for the Vanishing Self)" alongside Stravinsky, explored themes of death.
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