Cloudstreet Declared ‘A Triumph’
Declared “a resounding triumph”, George Palmer’s new operatic adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet, produced by the State Opera of South Australia, had the audience rising to its feet.
Declared “a resounding triumph”, George Palmer’s new operatic adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet, produced by the State Opera of South Australia, had the audience rising to its feet.
ABC and Symphony Australia have announced the three Grand Finalists in the 2013 Young Performers Awards. They are 28 year old pianist Stefan Cassomenos, 15 year old oboeist Andrew Kawai, and pianist Hoang Pham also 28. All three finalists are from Victoria. Each contestant will perform a concerto of their choice with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman. The three grand…
Wagner specialist conductor Christian Thielemann’s reading of the complete Ring Cycle at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2011 was recognised as one of the greatest Wagnerian events of recent times. On August 2nd, Deutsche Grammophon releases a recording of this performance as a boxed set of 14 CDs of the four Ring operas and 2 DVDs featuring four…
Omega Ensemble has a new release on ABC Classics, featuring an all Mozart programme recorded in concert at Sydney’s City Recital Hall. The ensemble is conducted by Paul Meyer, clarinet with bassoonist Ben Hoadley, performing Mozart’s classic Symphony No. 40 with his Clarinet and Bassoon Concertos. The tracks: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622/ Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in…
The Musician Project Conductor Max McBride Schubert Incidental Music to Rosamunde D 997 and Brahms’ Symphony No 1 in C minor, Opus 68 Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, November 15, 2015 There was an abundance of talent on display when a selection of students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music joined by more experienced…
The 2013 Sydney Festival is launched!! http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2013/
This is a perceptive and compelling article on the impact of internet streaming services on creativity and the livelihood of artists. The writer, David Byrne is a founding member and principal songwriter of Talking Heads. Born in Scotland he lives in the US and warns that disseminating art via the internet – be it literature, music or…