Can classical music be cool?
An excellent piece in The Economist Can classical music be cool? on building new, younger audiences for classical music.
An excellent piece in The Economist Can classical music be cool? on building new, younger audiences for classical music.
Selby&Friends at Home perform Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, available now on their YouTube Channel. Originally performed in their By Arrangement tour, pianist Kathy Selby is joined by violinist Andrew Haveron, cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (Tipi) in this arrangement for piano trio by the American composer and pianist, Matt van Brink. Says Selby “This came as…
Cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber levels some serious allegations against music competitions writes Hannah Ellis-Petersen in The Guardian
Violist Hayley Lau has won the overall prize in the prestigious NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition conducted by the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cellist Umberto Clerici and guitarist Karin Schaupp have together recorded a new album Wayfaring on the ABC label (ABC 481 6811). The album launch will accompanied by a national concert tour. The Sydney concert will be on Wednesday 28 March at 11 am, at the Independent Theatre North Sydney, under the auspices of Musica Viva. On Wayfaring, the…
Talks at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have finally resolved the disagreements between workers and management, clearing the way for the opening of the 2014/15 season in September – a new production of The Marriage of Figaro conducted by James Levine. Read the article from the New York Times
Ensemble Offspring needs a talented individual to be their new Marketing & Development Coordinator, supporting Artistic Director Claire Edwardes in maintaining the company’s international reputation for groundbreaking artistic work. Applications close March 8. Ensemble Offspring is a Sydney based chamber music group with almost 25 years of experience in championing adventurous new music nationally and internationally. Led by…