Yvonne Frindle

Chief Conductor Eivind Aadland with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in November 2025. Photo © Caleb Miller It’s no surprise to see Australian orchestras resisting the AI trend and reminding audiences they offer something that even the most ingeniously crafted prompt could never deliver – authentic, original music-making. Flinders Quartet. Photo © Agatha Yim Variety is the spice of life, as we all know, and variety is at the heart of so many ensembles’ programming in the year ahead.

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