For over fifty years, Sir Andrew Davis (1944–2024) was one of the world's busiest conductors, He conducted in the opera house and the concert hall and his repertoire ranged from Bach to Birtwistle. In the mid 1970s, he became chief conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, then took on Glyndebourne Opera, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago - always for long stretches. From 2012 to 2019 he was chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and thereafter the orchestra's conductor laureate. He died this week at the age of 80, and we remember him in the company of Benjamin Northey, the MSO's principal conductor, and listen to excerpts from some of Sir Andrew's Music Show interviews.   Martha Wainwright returns to Australia, playing old and new songs. She dips into her family’s discography as well as her experiences of rebirth over the last few years in her latest album, Love Will Be Reborn, which was accompanied by a memoir that looks back at a life of joy, grief and family. Martha Wainwright is on tour around Australia: Wednesday, May 8 – Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD Thursday, May 9 – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong, NSW Friday, May 10 – City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW Saturday, May 11 – Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW Sunday, May 12 – Blue Mountains Theatre, Blue Mountains, NSW Tuesday, May 14 – The Gov, Adelaide, SA Thursday, May 16 – Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS Friday, May 17 – Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC Saturday, May 18 – Capital Theatre, Bendigo, VIC Music heard in the show: Title: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams Artist: Bergen Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Album: Symphony No. 9 Label: Chandos CHSA5180 Title: Your Rockaby Composer: Mark-Anthony Turnage Artist: Martin Robertson (saxophone), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Album: Turnage: Your Rockaby; Night Dances; Dispelling The Fears Label: Argo 4525982 Title: Enigma Variations; x. Nimrod Composer: Edward Elgar Artist: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Album: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Label: Warner Classics 2564660472 Title: The Mask of Orpheus; 3 Orphic Hymns – Hymn of Catharsis Composer: Harrison Birtwistle Artist: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Album: The Mask of Orpheus Label: NMC NMCD050 Title: Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody) Composer: Frederic Delius Artist: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Album: Delius Orchestral Works Label: Chandos CHAN10742 Title: Love Will Be Reborn Composer: Martha Wainwright Artist: Martha Wainwright Album: Love Will Be Reborn Label: Pheromone Records Title: Dinner at Eight Composer: Rufus Wainwright Artist: Martha Wainwright Album: Love Will Be Reborn Label: Pheromone Records Title: Tell My Sister Composer: Kate McGarrigle Artist: Martha Wainwright Album: Love Will Be Reborn Label: Pheromone Records Title: Being Right Composer: Martha Wainwright Artist: Martha Wainwright Album: Love Will Be Reborn Label: Pheromone Records Title: There Is Power In A Union Composer: Billy Bragg Artist: Billy Bragg Album: Talking With the Taxman About Poetry Label: Cooking Vinyl COOKCD304 The Music Show is produced on Gadigal and Gundungurra Country Technical production by John Jacobs