Concert Review 2: Britten’s ‘War Requiem’/Sydney Symphony/Ashkenazy

……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.

……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.
Faure’s Requiem The Sydney Chamber Choir and The Metropolitan Orchestra, April 12 2014. the City Recital Hall, Sydney. In a world where concert producers seem to draw on a dizzying array of devices to tantalise audiences, the Sydney Chamber Choir delivered a potent reminder of the power of music, dispensing with distractions and focusing…
Both ARCO and Da Costa have provided a brilliantly performed exploration of Mozart’s piano style through Reinecke’s legacy, supported by academic rigor. It is also delightful to listen to. We take meticulous care in preserving paintings and other artifacts of the past. Why not music as well?
Composers in Exile Nexas Saxophone Quartet The Independent Theatre, North Sydney May 28, 2017 Nexas Saxophone Quartet: Soprano – Michael Duke/ Alto – Andrew Smith/ Tenor- Nathan Henshaw/ Baritone -Jay Byrnes / Voice and piano- Peter Coleman-Wright AO (Baritone) Written by Victoria Watson A bold and intelligent theatricality pervaded this concert of cabaret music from the Weimar period and its aftermath….
Mahler 9Los Angeles PhilharmonicGustavo DudamelDeutsches Grammophon 479 0924 (2CD set) In early 2012, Venezuelan Wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel undertook his journey with the symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 –1911). Conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his own Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, to commemorate the centenary of Mahler’s death, he led performances of all…
On Saturday 4 May Warren Trevelyan-Jones conducted the Choir and Baroque Orchestra of St James’ Church, King Street, in a stylish performance of Handel’s delightful pastorale Acis and Galatea. The work has always been justifiably popular. During Handel’s lifetime it was performed over 70 times, making it the most frequently performed of his dramatic works. …
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Dmitry Sinkovsky, violin 26 July 2017, City Recital Hall, Angel Place Written by Larry Turner Dmitry Sinkovsky has acquired a substantial reputation in Europe and North America both as a violinist and a counter-tenor. On this 2017 tour for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, it is his virtuosity as a violinist that is…