News Articles for West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Some arts organisations are straining under the weight of rising costs and uncertain funding, while others have found a way forward.

New financial reports have shone a spotlight on the pressure facing WA's major performing arts companies, especially WA Ballet and WASO.

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Woodside's $50 million commitment under the WA government's Resources Community Investment Initiative will go towards upgrades of Roebourne high school and the Perth Concert Hall.

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In 2011, Andrew and Nicola Forrest made an unusual donation that has delivered more benefits to WA's arts sector than anyone ever anticipated.

The orchestra finds a temporary home at Winthrop Hall as its performances and programs draw record crowds.

The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera's greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.

A $150 million upgrade to the heritage-listed venue due in 2024 will involve rectifying a 'number of structural issues' with the car park underneath the venue to open once additional supports have been installed.

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Holocaust survivor and major Western Australian real estate developer Harry Hoffman has passed away at the age of 92.

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The disruption of the past two years has contributed to leadership changes and restructures.

The first of a three-part series focused on WA's culture of giving looks at the not-for-profits turning to endowment funds for financial security.

Major Western Australian arts companies have reaped huge benefits from Fortescue Metals Group shares donated by Andrew and Nicola Forrest in 2011.

Perth Festival has released a dramatically changed program for 2022 along with its first-ever 12-month financial report since becoming a stand-alone company.

The 2020 balance sheets of WA arts companies appear strong, but performance anxiety lingers.

Artistic director Clare Watson is leaving Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA while Paul Shannon has been appointed chief executive of WA Symphony Orchestra.

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Rosalind Appleby found that the light prevailed over the darkness in WASO's season launch.

Home-grown artists will be highlighted in the 2021 Perth Festival program, which features Tim Minchin performing songs from his new album Alone Together with WASO as the headline act.

The Western Australian arts calendar is starting to fill up after the COVID-19 shutdown, beginning with CinefestOZ Film Festival at the end of August.

WA Symphony Orchestra chief executive Mark Coughlan has resigned from the role, 17 months after he stepped up from a non-executive board role to lead the organisation.

The performing arts sector is coming up with new ways to ensure people are entertained, in light of government restrictions on indoor events attended by 100 people or more as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perth Festival begins tonight with a week of indigenous programming and the unveiling of a new venue, City of Lights at Perth Concert Hall.

Fundraising is a mechanical process and 90 per cent of the work is research, according to an international expert visiting Perth next week.

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WA Symphony Orchestra (WASO) has announced the appointment of Perth soprano Sara Macliver to its board of directors.

WA's major performance-based arts groups have persevered through a broadly stagnant economic environment this past year.

Over the years, WA business has finessed its offering, from commodities to services, the arts and sophisticated technologies.

Asher Fisch has been keenly aware of the need to lift the public profile and reputation of the WA Symphony Orchestra since he became its artistic leader five years ago.

Regional tours have become a regular fixture on the calendars of Western Australia's biggest arts companies, but ensuring the programs' longevity remains a financial challenge for many.

Two major arts companies have today announced new leadership, with the WA Symphony Orchestra appointing Mark Coughlan as chief executive and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts naming David Shirley as executive dean.

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Duncan Ord is overseeing major changes to the way in which the Perth Theatre Trust manages arts venues and the Perth Cultural Centre.

Perth Symphony Orchestra has welcomed Tianqi Lithium general manager Phil Thick as its new chair.

The state government has announced Janet Holmes a Court will replace Sam Walsh as chair of the Art Gallery of WA, amidst uncertainty around the future of chief executive Stefano Carboni.

From an asylum to a pool, Lost and Found Opera artistic director and co-founder Chris van Tuinen is bringing shows to unlikely Perth spaces.

Perth Festival has released the first taste of its 2019 program, one day after festival sponsor Adrian Fini won a national award for his philanthropic work.