Trifonov Interviewed
In more news about pianists, the AFR has published this interview with 23 year old Russian protege Daniil Trifonov and ends the feature with a list of the very best 6 pianists who are not yet 35 years old.Guess who they are…
There is a new orchestra in Sydney. The Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra is community based and it is seeking a professional musician with successful orchestral conducting experience as its Foundation Music Director. Enquiries to: [email protected] for a full description. Applications close 26th August 2011.
The Sydney Eisteddfod has selected four outstanding pianists to compete in the final round of its 2022 Kawai Piano Scholarship Final. The four finalists were selected from 20 of Australia’s most talented emerging pianists from whom nine semi-finalists were selected. From this group of nine, four pianists were selected to compete in the final. They…
This week, Stefan Duwe, viola player with Acacia Quartet shares his insights into the music of Beethoven. A performer and a teacher, Stefan was born in Oldenburg, Germany. He has worked with many orchestras including the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Folkwang Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Philharmonie Essen, Düsseldorfer Sinfoniker and Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In Australia,…
Create NSW is inviting arts and cultural organisations and Local Government Authorities to apply for NSW Government’s multi-yearfunding.
Mahler’s personal copy of his 3rdand longest symphony was recently discovered in a private collection. If that isn’t exciting enough, it is notated in the composer’s hand, and is to be auctioned this week. http://gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/the-score-of-the-third-symphony-by-mahler-to-be-auctioned
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard directs an intimate new biopic, on the life of the legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The movie trailer released today traces Pavarotti’s life and features iconic footage of The Three Tenors performing ‘Nessun dorma’ at the World Cup. Plácido Domingo, one of the world’s greatest living tenors and a close of friend of Pavarotti’s,…