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From the centre of Perth to the furthest corners of the state, we have provided the soundtrack to life in WA since 1928. As the State Orchestra, Perth’s first and finest, WASO is the largest employer of performing artists in Western Australia and reaches more than two million people each year with musical experiences on stage, in our community, and online. From concert halls to classrooms, hospitals to aged care, we bring joy, inspire learning, and nurture participation in our community, because everybody deserves the opportunity to experience live music. Every year, through community and leading industry partnerships, we engage a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia. We celebrate our rich classical music heritage with great artists from all over the world and commission and perform new repertoire to renew and expand it. The Orchestra collaborates widely with major arts companies and independent artists, performing opera to ballet, movies to musicals, jazz to rock. We champion the diversity of music in all its forms, with a team of talented and passionate people who create unforgettable experiences for all West Australians to enjoy. Asher Fisch is Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of our Orchestra and we are proud to call Perth Concert Hall home. West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and Elders of Country throughout Western Australia, and the Whadjuk Noongar people on whose lands we work and share music.

Mahler’s Ninth is one of those pieces that stays with you long after the music stops, and we’re still under the spell of...
12/10/2026

Mahler’s Ninth is one of those pieces that stays with you long after the music stops, and we’re still under the spell of last weekend’s performance.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this remarkable piece, and a huge shout-out to Asher Fisch and our Orchestra for an incredible performance.

We are proud to support the WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority by providing three works for the Music ATAR Des...
09/10/2026

We are proud to support the WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority by providing three works for the Music ATAR Designated Works List over the next three years: Holly Harrison's Superhighway (First Movement), James Ledger's s Indian Pacific and Aaron Wyatt’s Voiceless.

WASO has recorded and produced these works, making them freely available to stream online. This gives students and teachers across WA access to high-quality performances while supporting the study of contemporary Australian music and nurturing the next generation of musicians.

To learn more, visit https://www.waso.com.au/sounds-stories/2026/waso-opens-access-to-australian-music-atar-set-works-for-wa-students

This weekend, we’re playing a symphony Mahler never got to hear.There’s a strange story around the number nine in classi...
08/10/2026

This weekend, we’re playing a symphony Mahler never got to hear.

There’s a strange story around the number nine in classical music. Beethoven, Schubert and Dvořák all wrote nine symphonies, and none made it to ten.

Mahler knew about the so-called “Curse of the Ninth”. He tried to cheat it, but eventually wrote his Ninth anyway. It turned out to be his final completed symphony.

Want to know the full story? Read our new Sounds & Stories and find out more about Mahler’s Ninth, and don’t forget to book your tickets for the concert.

https://www.waso.com.au/sounds-stories/2026/the-curse-of-the-ninth-how-mahler-tried-to-cheat-death

Over the weekend, we had a fanfare, a world premiere and Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony all in one programme.We opened wi...
05/10/2026

Over the weekend, we had a fanfare, a world premiere and Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony all in one programme.

We opened with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, premiered James Ledger’s Clarinet Concerto with Ashley Smith, and finished with the sweeping sounds of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! Which piece was your favourite? Tell us in the comments.

In 2027, we’re heading back to Winthrop Hall for another year of the much-loved MACA Symphonic Series. And what a year i...
02/10/2026

In 2027, we’re heading back to Winthrop Hall for another year of the much-loved MACA Symphonic Series. And what a year it is.

The season opens with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, featuring the WASO Chorus and an outstanding cast of vocal soloists. Across the year, experience Brahms’ Second Symphony, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Boléro and more.

Big symphonies, brilliant soloists and music that deserves to be heard live.

Subscribe now and make sure you’ve got the best seat in the house.
https://www.waso.com.au/whats-on/2027/productions/maca-symphonic-series/

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24/09/2026

Wharfie Time! 💜⚓

WASO’s got Freo fever! Best of luck, Dockers — bring it home 🏆

Some music asks to be listened to. Some music asks us to stop and reflect. And some music simply takes over. The Armed M...
21/09/2026

Some music asks to be listened to. Some music asks us to stop and reflect. And some music simply takes over. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace was all of that.

Last Saturday, we performed this powerful work of reflection, grief and hope under the baton of Hugh Lydon, with mezzo soprano Ruth Burke joining us.

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this remarkable work to the stage, and thank you to everyone who shared the experience with us.

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