Select Classical Music Apps
From young beginners to composers, adult learners and hobbyists, Gramophone Magazine has a selection of some of the best classical music apps for your Apple or Android device.
From young beginners to composers, adult learners and hobbyists, Gramophone Magazine has a selection of some of the best classical music apps for your Apple or Android device.
The Australian Haydn Ensemble returns to the City Recital Hall in December, under the artistic direction of Skye McIntosh presenting Tempora Mutantur with guest director and fortepiano soloist Erin Helyard. On the programme are Boccherini’s Piano Quintet Op. 57 No. 3 in E minor, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major K. 238…
This year marks the 450th birth anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi, baptised on May 15, 1567 in SS Nazaro e Celso, Brescia. The precocious young Monteverdi published his first collection, the three – part Sacrae cantiunculae at the age of 15 presaging a prolific output of operas and madrigals and sacred music. Monteverdi’s name is synonymous with the collection…
Brian Castles – Onion will conduct the upcoming productions of La Traviata on the harbour. He talks to Steve Meacham of the Sydney Morning Herald about keeping his head above the water – metaphorically speaking: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-pit-20120318-1vdo2.html
Applications have opened for artists and arts and cultural organisations to tour their work
across regional NSW as part of Create NSW’s Regional Arts Touring Program.
Enshrined in a healthy dose of scandal, Richard Strauss’ turn of the century opera Salome opens at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow. This Opera Australia production by Gale Edwards, revived by Andy Morton, features soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role with a strong supporting cast headed by Jacqueline Dark in her defining role as…
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2021 season with a rich mix of talent and a strong focus on Australian performers with national and international careers. A decidedly versatile programme, there is a great deal to look forward to in next year’s mix. Some highlights: -Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young opens the season with…