The Choir and Orchestra of St James’ King Street continue their rich tradition of presenting superb orchestral settings of liturgical masses during January.
This year, under the musical direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones, the ensemble will present Zelenka’s Missa Paschalis and Dvořák’s Mass in D.
Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra launches its 2019 Concert Season with Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Lee Bracegirdle conducting a program entitled Power &Paradise with international Australian pianist Phillip Shovk as guest soloist performing Rachmanninov’s iconic Piano Concert No 2. The program opens with Delius’ Walk to the Paradise Gardens, a stunningly beautiful work that will seduce listeners from its…
The 2017 Musica Viva Festival’s concert no 4 features clarinetist Lloyd Van’t Hoff, winner of the 2015 ABC Young Performer of the Year Award along with the ensemble of which he is a founding member, Arcadia Winds. MARTINŮ Trio for flute, cello and piano, H. 300 – Kiran Phatak (flute), Rowena Macneish (cello), Amir Farid (piano) LIGETI Six Bagatelles…
Omega Ensemble showcases the versatility of wind instrument and the rich tapestry of their sounds in Beethoven’s Quintet, a programme of music by Beethoven, Nielsen, Hindemith and Francaix performed by Sally Walker (flute), Celia Craig (oboe), David Rowden (clarinet), Michael Dixon (horn), Ben Hoadley (bassoon) and Maria Raspopova (piano) The programme: Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43/ Hindemith, Kleine…
In a powerful homage to her partner and mentor Serge Gainsbourg, chanteuse, star of film and stage, style icon and darling of the French avant-garde, Jane Birkin, will give one special Sydney concert – Jane Birkin Sings Serge Gainsbourg. For more than a decade she was muse to the legendary French singer, songwriter and enfant…
German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott joins ACO2, with ACO Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve and Director and Violinist Richard Tognetti, for a programme of Vivaldi cello concerti, string works by Handel, Rautavaara, Stravinsky and Bartók, and Bloch’s From Jewish Life. Richard Tognetti, calls this program “a classic showcase of string orchestra repertoire”. Daniel Müller-Schott plays a 1727 Venetian made “Ex Shapiro” Matteo…
The Willoughby Symphony finishes its 2019 season with this monumental concert as Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Orchestra bring you TITAN. This program concludes with Mahler’s epic First Symphony, a youthful work of genius alive with an bundance of emotions, musical ideas and the pulse of passion. The performance opens with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture,…