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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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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Matthew to make debut at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 2020
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Matthew conducts world's first orchestral performances at Uluru
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Matthew to return to London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2020
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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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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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BAM Satyagraha New York
"clarity of musical lines and delicacy of intent, especially in the disciplined hands of Australian conductor Matthew Wood, who paces everything perfectly and shapes the long, slowly changing vocal lines with flare and imagination."
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Clive Paget, Limelight Magazine
Broadway World review Satyagraha
"Astounding Production of Satyagraha Lifts Philip Glass' Opera to New Heights"
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Cindy Sibilsky - BWW Opera World
The Wall Street Journal review Satyagraha
"The performance was inviting intimate.... Matthew Wood was the adept conductor"
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Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
New York Times Satyagraha review
"expertly played....a new appreciation for the music’s depth and sweep"
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Joshua Barone, The New York Times.
Parterre Box review Satyagraha
"expertly led by conductor Matthew Wood"
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Joel Rozen - Parterre Box
BAM Glass Satyagraha
"What one heard reaffirmed the place of this score"
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John Rockwell - Financial Times New York
Broadway World review Satyagraha
"Glass's minimalist score was given a stunning performance by Matthew Wood"
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Richard Sasanow, Broadway World
Peace and Truth in Mid-Air
"Mr. Glass' opera achieved a kind of enlightenment, the kind one does not always find in the opera house."
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Paul J. Pelkonen, Patreon
Copenhagen Satyagraha
"It should be seen, can only be sensed and not explained......An incredible production"
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Willoughby Symphony Orchestra
Under the dynamic, precise baton of guest conductor Matthew Wood, this was a stirring, thrilling concert of enormous range and vibrancy.
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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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Philip Glass Satyagraha
"...Tightly performed by the orchestra led by Matthew Wood."
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Per Feltzin, Sveriges Radio
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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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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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Philip Glass Satyagraha
"... conductor Matthew Wood beautifully holds together the score..."
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Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet
Philip Glass Satyagraha
"In the backround sits the Folkopera's orchestra, playing under Matthew Wood, with precision and confidence”
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Bo Löfvendahl, Svenska Dagbladet
Philip Glass Satyagraha
"The orchestra sits on the stage behind a transparent curtain and contribute in the highest degree to the experience under the distinguished conducting of Matthew Wood."
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Helena Lundberg, Norrköpings Tidningar
Philip Glass Satyagraha - Folkoperan Stockholm
"... The Folkopera's orchestra under the baton of Matthew Wood has obtained a perfect and natural sound……”
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One of the most important and satisfying concerts in Sydney for a very long time
"David Lumsdaine (b.1931) and Nigel Butterley (b.1935) and by one of the standout composers of his generation, Elliott Gyger (b.1968) were masterfully performed by Alison Morgan, Jenny Duck-Chong and an elite group of instrumentalists expertly conducted by Matthew Wood"
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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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Matthew is thrilled to announce that he will conduct the London Philharmonic in 2016
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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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Irish Times, Dublin Copland's America Quote
Wood and the NSO tapped into Copland's American landscapes and spirit for a performance that well justified the work's immense popularity.
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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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Matthew Wood - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1 Michael McHale (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Live broadcast
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Irish Times, Dublin Quote
This, his debut with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, was a notable success on both technical and interpretive levels ... artfully negotiated ... the work was beautifully proportioned and the charge to the finish captured a rare sense of the impetuosity under fine control.
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El Mercurio, Santiago Quote
Wood approached the third movement with compelling power, his enthusiasm matched by the musicians, resulting in a burst of spontaneous ovation... After this impressive display Wood negotiated his musicians in a seamless progression from desolation and anger to a beautiful and dramatic finale. This was an interpretation of the highest order of Tchaikovky’s Symphony No 6.
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Bournemouth Daily Echo Quote
A riveting performance ... Wood clearly signalled an evening of tuneful Tchaikovsky from a brilliant BSO.
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Sydney Morning Herald Flair Quote
a great deal of flair ... drawing unexpected colours out of the great welter of sound.
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Sydney Morning Herald Quote
Matthew Wood...received support from enlightened individuals to explore the link between music and words with intelligence, subtlety and sophistication
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Melbourne Age Quote
...showed responsiveness to the tenor of the central Andante, keeping its pace moving steadily, and also generating some surprises with his phrasing choices.
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Mike Marsh Quote
Here Wood has given THE performance of his burgeoning career, exposing all the desolation and private anguish... Wood had this marked out ramping up the superbly homogenous string sections to breaking point and near silence.
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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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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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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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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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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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Matthew Wood Conductor Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
"Certainly the BSO under conductor Matthew Wood were in sparkling form...."
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Michael Dervan Quote
Brooding intensity mustered for visiting conductor Matthew Wood ... Gorgeous sounds were a feature of Wood's conducting throughout the evening ... the orchestra sounded first rate.
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