The oldest professional orchestra in Australia with the longest continuous history, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will next year celebrate its 120th anniversary. Its founder and first conductor, Alberto Zelman was, rather surprisingly, Australian-born. He continued in the role until his death in 1927. In 1922 he was the first Australian to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Symphony.
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