Hot off the press –
Elena Kats Chernin is at work on a new composition:
A preview of Zubin Kanga’s Sydney concert
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/dont-try-this-on-the-new-steinway-kids-20120812-242p3.html
Elena Kats Chernin is at work on a new composition:
A preview of Zubin Kanga’s Sydney concert
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/dont-try-this-on-the-new-steinway-kids-20120812-242p3.html
You may not have noticed, but a famous violinist slipped in and out of Sydney this week. She has promised to return ‘soon’ so we can hear her at her craft. Twenty five year old Nicola Benedetti was this year named ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the Classical Brit Awards. Born in Scotland of…
The Australia Ensemble @UNSW, returns in 2015 with Raising Sparks, an exciting season of music curated by artistic chair Paul Stanhope. “A spark. The glimmer of something new – an idea full of infinite potential. The flame that illuminates and warms. A Catherine Wheel of delight” writes Stanhope. Highlights of the 2015 season include Beethoven’s…
If you’re reading this, you’re amongst the first to check out the thrilling programme of music to be heard when the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the fearless acrobatic ensemble Circa, join forces to present Spanish Baroque at Sydney’s City Recital Hall in May. Featuring traditional music alongside works by Albeniz, Vivaldi and de Merula, the…
Wagner-mania continues this month with this feature from Paul Mason in The Guardian.
Orchestra Victoria, the Melbourne based orchestra scheduled to play for the Melbourne Ring Cycle and which plays for the Australian Ballet, Opera Australia and the Victorian Opera, is under review. The Australian reports: Click here to read.
Opera Australia’s production of Albert Herring opened in Sydney last week. Set in 1900, the sepia tones of the sets and costumes designed by Roger Butlin have been newly lit by Nigel Levings and retain the feeling of nineteenth century photographs. Scroll down to see all 8 images. Images by Branco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia.