Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the youngest knight ever created? And what did the adult knights think of the appointment?!
Today’s The Australian reports on Vatican documents dating back to 1770 in which Pope Clement XIV awarded Mozart the Chivalric Order of the Golden Spur. More at…
On the eve of his departure as Musical Director of the Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope confesses that his initial efforts at programming were akin to ‘bolting out of the starting blocks’, curating an adventurous concert which he recalls attracted only a small audience. A decade on, talking to SoundsLikeSydney, he says he has learnt…
There are double passes on offer for the concert by the orchestra of the National Performing Arts Centre from Beijng in China. This is a very young orchestra which was established just this year, and is already undertaking international tours. The concert is on Tuesday 6th November 2012 at 8 pm at the Sydney Opera House. If you’d like…
For Sydney-born saxophonist Amy Dickson, 2016 is shaping up to be a busy year. March sees the release of a CD Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi which features her as a soloist; in July she returns to Sydney from her London base to perform at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra…
The Opera and Song Collective (TOSC) presented an appealing program of sacred vocal music curated by mezzo-soprano Jill Sullivan, under the musical direction of Simon Kenway with Jassen Rose at the pipe organ.
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Australian violin virtuoso and founder of the Bach Akademie Australia, Madeleine Easton is to play at the Coronation of King Charles III with the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, her long-time mentor and patron.