The week’s concerts in review…

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven and R Strauss:
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Venice Secrets:

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven and R Strauss:
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Venice Secrets:
Melbourne based pianist Hoang Pham, 28, took out the award for the 2013 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. 1, opus 23 at last night’s Grand Final held at the Melbourne Town Hall. He performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Seaman. He wins…
Opera Australia’s realist double-bill Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci opened in Sydney last week. Visually and musically sumptuous with dramatic performances, here are some images from Cavalleria Rusticana with images from Pagiliacci in the next post. Read our review from opening night. The double-bill runs till February 4 in Sydney and moves to Melbourne in May 2017. Scroll…
Scarlatti’s Steinways at Melbourne is a new release on Move Records, featuring Professor Ian Holtham performing 23 of Domenico Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas on the Steinway pianos of Melbourne Conservatorium.
Pianist Lang Lang in collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon will release a new recording of J S Bach’s Goldberg Variations on 4 September 2020. The culmination of a 20-year journey and his most personal project yet, the album features a studio recording and a live performance from the legendary Thomaskirche in Leipzig. For Lang Lang, recording…
There are five double pass giveaways to the finals of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition Finals on Saturday October 3 at 7 pm at the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. The five outstanding finalists are: bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman (24), counter tenor Maximilian Riebl (23) and the only female contestant, soprano Rebecca Gulinello (24), all from…
Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta – two of the most captivating women in classical music – are joining together for a new album Dolce Duello to be released on Decca Classics today. Performed with Cappella Gabetta led by concertmaster Andrés Gabetta, Dolce Duello is a collection of Baroque masterpieces which showcase the stunning combination of voice and…