The Secrets Of The Harpsichord Maker
Nick Galvin talks to harpsichord maker Carey Beebe as he prepares the keyboard for the tour by the Academy of Ancient Music.
Nick Galvin talks to harpsichord maker Carey Beebe as he prepares the keyboard for the tour by the Academy of Ancient Music.
A sneak peek at the set design for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. This year Opera Australia presents Verdi’s grand masterpiece Aida. Sopranos Latonia Moore and Daria Masiero will share the role of Aida. Directed by Gale Edwards with costume and set design by Mark Thompson, Aida will run from 27 March to 26 April 2015….
Will he or won’t he? Sydney’s opera lovers are waiting with bated breath on the arrival of star tenor Jonas Kaufmann who will sing a concert version of Parsifal with American mezzo-soprano Michelle de Young as Kundry for Opera Australia in August. Three years ago, Kaufmann gave two legendary recitals in Sydney which earned standing ovations…
Celebrating achievements and excellence in Australian contemporary classical, jazz and experimental music, APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre have announced the finalists in the 2018 Art Music Awards. The winners in eleven national categories, as well as Australian state or territory awards, will be announced at a presentation on Tuesday 21 August at an event at Melbourne’s…
This is a shout-out to poets and lyricists! The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with singer-songwriter Ben Folds on an improvised piece of music — and one lucky person will get to be a part of it! The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is asking for an original poem of 2-6 lines on any topic. Similar…
Your heart pounds like a timpani, your pulse races faster than the ‘Minute Waltz’; your throat is drier than rosin, whilst the (Blue) Danube could gush from your sweaty palms any moment; you’re so shaky, the hours of vibrato practice were quite redundant. Yet you have to get control yourself and perform – whether it…
In this feature in The Guardian, rock music critic Paul Morley claims ‘classical music is the truly subversive form’ and explains why with 6 of his favourite pieces.