In Bach’s own hand.
The first manuscript in Bach’s own hand to enter the public market in 16 years, was sold in London last week, one hundred and eigty three years after it was written:
The first manuscript in Bach’s own hand to enter the public market in 16 years, was sold in London last week, one hundred and eigty three years after it was written:
Detail of mosaic in the crypt of the Chiesa di Santa Cecilia, Rome “Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions To all musicians, appear and inspire: Translated Daughter, come down and startle Composing mortals with immortal fire”. W.H. Auden, from the “Hymn to St Cecilia” by Benjamin Britten There is something special about the way…
Sixteen year old Grace Clifford has won the coveted 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Award, announced at the Grand Finals of the competition held in Adelaide last night. For her winning performance she played Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Seaman at the Adelaide Town Hall. A formidably talented…
An offer not to miss! Our friends at The Marais Project have generously offered two double passes to readers of SoundsLikeSydney for their concert The French Flute on Sunday October 16 at 3 pm at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. If you’d like to be in the running for these double passes, email info@soundslikesydney.com.au by 5 pm…
DocsVox – NSW Doctors Choir is excited to announce preparations for its second concert which will be themed around Fauré’s ethereal Requiem. It will be complemented by folk songs and motets, curated and conducted by Anthony Pasquill, with Dr Wei Jiang as soprano soloist. It promises to be a lot of fun with new friendships…
Sydney is buzzing with the 90 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra about to blitz the stage this weekend. All of them have, at some point in their career called Australia home. They now work with elite ensembles all around the world. Rehearsals have been full swing and in amongst the orchestral glitterati, are four…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble returns to the City Recital Hall in December, under the artistic direction of Skye McIntosh presenting Tempora Mutantur with guest director and fortepiano soloist Erin Helyard. On the programme are Boccherini’s Piano Quintet Op. 57 No. 3 in E minor, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major K. 238…