The Fascination Of Shostakovich
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
Winnie Su from Ryde, NSW took out the coveted 2022 Sydney Eisteddfod Kawai Piano Scholarship with an award-winning rendition of Beethoven’s Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op. 109.
The Australian Music Centre has announced that Christine Pan and Aaron Wyatt are the latest recipients of its MOMENTUM Commissions.
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Bittersweet Obsessions opens in Sydney tonight at the City Recital Hall and runs till 1 November. It is a dramatic staging of music from the Renaissance and the Baroque that fuses music, drama and design. Joining the ABO musicians on stage are rising New Zealand soprano Natasha Wilson with tenors Karim Sulayman from…
Daniel Rojas As the premiere of his Marimba Concerto draws near, composer Daniel Rojas reflects on the excitement of the occasion. He writes: “A world premiere of any orchestral work is a rare occasion. I often compare it to the launch of a new novel or the opening night of a new movie or…
Terrific reading for classical music fans in the Sydney Morning Herald: The Sydney Symphony’s tour of China: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/diplomacy-conducted-on-a-grand-scale-20121120-29nz4.html Natalie Bochenski interviews classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/milo-lets-his-fingers-do-the-talking-20121121-29pz7.html Peter McCallum reviews the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Russian Visions programme: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-russia-visions-of-its-disturbing-tumultuous-past-20121119-29m42.html And Philip Glass’ epic opera Einstein on the Beach returns ….to Melbourne in 2013: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/time-is-relative-as-fourhour-einstein-opera-epic-returns-20121120-29nxn.html
The breathtaking score to Henry IV by Paul Bremen now appears in soundtrack form on the new digital album HENRY IV: A SYMPHONIC SUITE, available on Bandcamp from 6 June, to coincide with the release of the production on video. Profits go to Paul Bremen, the other artists involved and to Streamed Shakespeare, as they prepare their next exciting venture at the cutting edge of international online theatre!