‘Spheres’ from Daniel Hope
Violinist Daniel Hope discusses the ideas behind the music on his new CD ‘Spheres’ in which he is joined by choir and solo instrumentalists conducted by Simon Halsey.
Click here for the CD review.
Violinist Daniel Hope discusses the ideas behind the music on his new CD ‘Spheres’ in which he is joined by choir and solo instrumentalists conducted by Simon Halsey.
Click here for the CD review.
Pianist Zubin Kanga plays Interventions by Alex Pozniak. Zubin Kanga will be performing this in his concert Generations this Friday evening. For more details and for Zubin Kanga’s view on the importance of ‘Creative Collaboration’ see: http://soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/generations-creative-collaboration-narrows-the-gap/5602.html Video by Thijs Rozeboom
French counter-tenor is soon to perform in Sydney with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. This excerpt from a French made TV feature (English sub-titles) takes a behind the scenes look at the prodigious singer. See http://soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/the-fascination-of-jaroussky/10867.html for more.
Soprano Sarah Brightman has one of the most recognised voices in contemporary music. This week she releases her eleventh studio album Dreamchaser. Making the album, she says, takes back to her childhood, growing up in Hertfordshire, England, dreaming of spectacular, unknowable things. “My mind’s eye brings me a rush of images from all of the…
Sergei Rachmaninov, born April 1, 1873. Lush! Evgeny Kissin performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davies.
Tenor Rolando Villazon is back in full voice with his first recording in three years. Released by Deutsche Grammophon, the collection of Verdi arias celebrates the 2013 bi-centenary of the composer’s birth. Recorded in Turin, Italy with the Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, it includes classics like Brindisi, La donna e mobile, Lunge da lei, Dal labbro…
Listen to Emma Matthews sing the Nightingale Aria from For the Love of the Nightingale by Richard Mills, presented by Opera Australia and premiering in Sydney right now.