Avital’s Vivaldi
Watch this video of mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital talking about his latest recording, Vivaldi due for release in Australia in early April.
Watch this video of mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital talking about his latest recording, Vivaldi due for release in Australia in early April.
Check out this video clip from the BBC of the recent world premiere of the newly discovered piano work by Johannes Brahms and given the name ‘Albumbatt’ by Christopher Hogwood, who discovered it in the Princeton University library. Pianist Andras Schiff performed the work on radio last weekend.
Pianist Sally Whitwell puts a glaze on the music of Philip Glass with a CD “Mad Rush” (ABC Classics) to be released on June 3rd. Check out her video here! To whet your appetite, the first track from this CD “Opening”, is already available on itunes. www.itunes.apple.com Sally Whiltwell had this to say about the track: “It’s funny, when you look…
When Harry Christophers and his vocal ensemble The Sixteen perform in Sydney in March, they will include in their programme a new version of Allegri’s famous motet Miserere. In this video, the ensemble performs this new version and Christophers and musicologist Ben Byram-Wigfield talk about how this version came to be.
The late maestro Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts his ensemble Concentus Musicus Wien, led by concertmaster Alice Harnoncourt.
This week on September 25th and 26th, Harbour City Opera presents Puccini’s Suor Angelica at Paddington Uniting Church. Listen to soprano Sarah Anne Walker who sings the title role in the production, performing the aria ‘Senza Mamma’ from the opera, accompanied by Glen Amer.
Allegra Giagu and Sally Whitwell perform in Wollombi on Saturday February 4th. Listen to Allegra here….