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Matthew finally returns to Stockholm........
After a hiatus of over 2 years Matthew finally returns to Stockholm, one of his favourite cities in the world, to conduct the Royal Swedish ballet at the Royal Opera House.
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Royal Swedish Opera
Matthew Heads up Artistic Direction at the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Known for his passion in redefining the parameters of classical programming, Matthew is increasingly in demand as an Artistic Director and programmer and in 2021 Matthew was invited to take up the post of post of Head of Artistic Production with the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales.
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BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Matthew to make debut at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 2020
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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Matthew to make debut with Royal Swedish Ballet in 2020
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Royal Swedish Opera
Matthew to return to London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2020
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
farewell messages for Matthew
Matthew is extremely thankful to all these wonderful artists for their farewell messages when he stepped down after 5 wonderful years as the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
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AUSSIE CONDUCTOR MATTHEW WOOD BRINGS A SWEDISH SATYAGRAHA TO BROOKLYN
Matthew talks to Clive Paget from Limelight magazine about his upcoming performances of Glass' Satyagraha in New York.
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Clive Paget, Limelight Magazine
Matthew will conduct Philip Glass' Satyagraha in New York
Matthew will conduct Philip Glass' Satyagraha in New York at the New Wave Festival Brooklyn Academy of Music
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Matthew makes his Danish debut
Matthew makes his Danish conducting debut at the Copenhagen Opera Festival
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Halcyon - Waves III
Matthew was thrilled to be part of this latest contribution to Australian music by Halcyon. The third of Halcyon's self-released EPs, Waves III features new works by Australian composers Raffaele Marcellino and Nigel Butterley.
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Breaking barriers: Matthew Wood with the DSO
We take some time to chat with Matthew Wood, artistic director and chief conductor of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra. Matthew, one of the nation’s most versatile and successful conductors, enlightens us as to the experience of working in a small city to make a big impact on the Australian musical landscape.
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Cut Common Magazine
Philip Glass' Satyagraha at Folkoperan Stockholm
Matthew is currently conducting a new production of Philip Glass' Satyagraha at the Folkoperan in Stockholm. Check out the link to see the official trailer
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Matthew will make his Swedish debut with performances of Philip Glass’ Satyagraha with Folkoperan Stockholm.
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Darwin Symphony Orchestra's proudly Australian 2015
Conductor Matthew Wood writes about his work with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and the many Australian works in their 2015 program. The final DSO concert for 2015, on 5 December, has four world premieres commemorating the 40-year anniversary of Cyclone Tracy.
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Australian Music Centre
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthew is thrilled to announce that he will conduct the London Philharmonic in 2016
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London Philharmonic 2016
Programming for the Home Team
Our future and our relevance balances on being able to provide a platform for both our cherished and tested repertoire while supporting the generation of new music that resonates with our current time and place.
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www.artshub.com.au
Local schoolboy 'orchestrates' world-class career
One of the most respected orchestra conductors in the world has revealed that a rare experience as a child watching a concert in Broken Hill helped inspire his career.
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John Casey, ABC Broken Hill, June 2013
New conductor leads Darwin Symphony Orchestra
New Chief Conductor Matthew Wood outlines his vision for the DSO.
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Danielle Parry, ABC News, May 2013
Return to Oz - Matthew Wood and the Darwin Symphony Orchestra
Australian conductor Matthew Wood was the RNCM’s Junior Fellow in Conducting between 2005 and 2007.
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Royal Northern College of Music, May 2013
World First Orchestral Performances at Uluru
Matthew talks about conducting the world first orchestral performances at Uluru, Australia.
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Orchestra ready to Rock for Uluru music feast
The Darwin Symphony Orchestra will be the first to play at one of the Northern Territory's most famous and remote icons, Uluru.
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Bonnie Gardiner, Australian Times, May 2013
Swapping the London Underground for Australia's Uluru
HEADING HOME | Australian Matthew Wood is set to swap the grey skies of London, for the stark setting of Australia's Red Centre - with a new post as Artistic Director of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and a symphonic concert at iconic Uluru.
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Alyssa Betts, ABC News, April 2013
Australia's Other Orchestras
The Canberra and Darwin Symphony Orchestras are on the rise, thanks to their dynamic young maestros.
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Limelight Magazine
Verdi @ Uluru
La sfida piu difficile? Suonare mentre i tanti insetti del deserto ti volano intorno. Se una mosca si posa sullo spartito, la scambi facilmente per una nota! E allora sono dolori...
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Italian Vogue
Superior Performances
Outstanding too was the opening sequence of the second program in which the first minute of Also Sprach Zarathustra was followed by Sculthorpe's powerful Earth Cry, all the more evocative for William Barton's haunting didgeridoo obbligatos.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Verdi at Uluru
This always enterprising orchestra - it gave one of its first concerts on floating pontoons in the Katherine Gorge - looks set to enjoy exciting and ambitious times under the baton of its new chief conductor Matthew Wood.
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classical-music.com
The centre of attention
What an inspired idea to take the Darwin Symphony Orchestra to the desert, to add talent of the international ilk of Matthews and tenor Peter Egglestone for an evening of Verdi
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australian.com.au