Vale Christopher Hogwood
Early music pioneer and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood has died.
Early music pioneer and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood has died.
If the state of Albania had its way, tenor Saimir Pirgu would have had a career as a violinist after state-sponsored talent scouts spotted him as a pre-schooler at the end of the Communist regime. His parents went along with the plan. But, in a case of State v Fate, the precociously gifted musician, inspired…
Despite an on-stage persona that was designed to shock, rocker Alice Cooper has demonstrated his softer side with his latest venture as narrator of Prokofiev’s children’s classic Peter and the Wolf (1936), given a 21st century twist as Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood, an innovative, interactive, multi-media creation on Deutsche Grammophon. Cooper has been…
Deutsche Grammophon’s series of Mozart opera recordings continues with the 6th instalment, Die Zauberflöte, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, available now. Initiated by and featuring Rolando Villazón, in collaboration with Festspielhaus Baden Baden, Die Zauberflöte follows very successful productions of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail…
Exotic images give a taste of TaikOz’s upcoming concert the Spirit Dancer at the City Recital Hall on November 28th. (3 Images) Click here for more: http://soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/taikoz-presents-the-spirit-dancer/14524.html:
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) are calling for members to nominate their peers for the Art Music Awards 2023.
Acclaimed conductor David Zinman conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra during May this year in two programmes. Zinman is the Music Director of the Tonhalle in Zurich to which he was appointed in 1995. Renowned for his creative programming, he has also appeared as guest conductor with the major orchestras of the world – the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony,…