Julie Houghton speaks with Robert Dora, Artistic Director and conductor of the Australasian Orchestra and composer, Hugh Crosthwaite about their 2026 Winter Concert, Prelude & Tragedy featuring the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Prélude l’Après-midi d’un fauna (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) by Claude Debussy and a brand new orchestral suite written for the orchestra by Hugh Crosthwaite, entitled The Island of Dr Moreau.

2pm SUNDAY 26th July 2026, at James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist ladies’ College, 207 Barkers Road, Kew, Vic.

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