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Dr. David Larkin is a Senior Lecturer in Musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, and serves as Program Leader for Musicology and Analytical, Historical, and Cultural Studies. He holds a PhD (Cambridge) and degrees from University College Dublin (BMus, MLitt). His research focuses on Richard Strauss, Franz Liszt, and Richard Wagner, with emphasis on 19th-century Germanic music aesthetics and symphonic poetry. Larkin’s work bridges music analysis, cultural history, and interdisciplinary studies, examining musical progress narratives and Romantic-era compositional dynamics. His publications span journals like Nineteenth-Century Music Review and book chapters on operetta adaptations and symphonic form. He frequently engages with media, including ABC and SBS interviews on Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss’s Alpensinfonie. Larkin also contributes as a classical music reviewer for Bachtrack and Australian Book Review, and participates in public lectures for institutions like the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
