Update from the ANU School of Music
More on the dire situation at the ANU School of Music:
More on the dire situation at the ANU School of Music:
Cellist Umberto Clerici and guitarist Karin Schaupp have together recorded a new album Wayfaring on the ABC label (ABC 481 6811). The album launch will accompanied by a national concert tour. The Sydney concert will be on Wednesday 28 March at 11 am, at the Independent Theatre North Sydney, under the auspices of Musica Viva. On Wayfaring, the…
The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia has announced the 12 semi-finalists who will continue through to the next stages of the competition. The semi-finalists represent seven nations and include Australian pianist Tony Lee. They are: Sergey Belyavskiy (Russia), Kenneth Broberg (USA), Moye Chen (China), Andrey Gugnin (Russia), Jianing Kong (China), Tony Lee (Australia), Alexei Melnikov (Russia),…
A really important feature from the Editor of Gramophone, Martin Cullingford on the importance of listening to music: “The art of sitting, concentrating and listening to something long-form and complex is an increasingly alien experience. And unless people develop that skill, classical music will face an uphill struggle. “ Click here to read the feature…
The Australian Music Centre (AMC), in conjunction with Music Australia proudly announces a major initiative, the MOMENTUM Plus program which seeks to perpetuate contemporary Australian orchestral music in recordings.
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, soloist with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Yarmila Alfonsetti is a woman with a mission. That mission is to have Sydney on a par with other international cities in its menu of live classical music concerts. As producer of classical music events for Sydney Opera House Presents, a company that is based…
Dr Nicholas Milton Dr Nicholas Milton, Chief Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony has been appointed General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the State Theater of Saarland, Germany (Saarländischen Staatstheater) for four years from 2014. Dr Milton was selected to the position following an international search which attracted over 100 applicants. Dr Milton has been the…