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Meet Fabian Russell, guest conductor for our upcoming concert Island Signal, Island Song!   Fabian Russell is a multi-award-winning conductor, artistic director, pedagogue, orchestral musician and solo performer.  Orchestras he has conducted include the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Victorian Opera, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. He has also served as Associate…

We’re excited to announce that Choose Your Own Adventure: Hits the Highway will be visiting Elliott School, Epenarra / Wutunugurra School, Canteen Creek School and Tennant Creek Primary School this month! “We are so excited to be taking this interactive Choose your Own adventure show on the road to the Barkly region in April. This wet season…

We extend our heartfelt thanks and warmest wishes to Diana Jarvis, who has been an integral part of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra almost from the very beginning.  Diana has played a vital role in shaping the DSO into the organisation it is today over the past 36 years, contributing her expertise and dedication across many roles — including General Manager, Finance Officer, timpanist,…

Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is set to start the dry season with its second concert of the 2026 Season, Island Signal, Island Song, presented in The Playhouse at AANT Centre on Saturday, 9 May. This evocative program invites audiences to explore islands not as remote outposts, but as vibrant places of encounter, beauty and shared human experience.  The evening opens under the…

We were delighted to bring back a pre‑concert talk for the first time in many years, led by DSO Chairperson Claire Kilgariff and Artistic Director & Chief Conductor Richard Mills AO. It was wonderful to see such a strong turnout and to give our audience the chance to hear Richard speak about his vision for the DSO and…