Angela Hewitt reviewed
Peter McCallum reviews Angela Hewitt’s recital for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Peter McCallum reviews Angela Hewitt’s recital for the Sydney Morning Herald:
The power of the human voice collides with words and music in the latest CD release from Halcyon This moment must be sung, (Tall Poppies) which features the chamber songs of contemporary Australian composer Andrew Schultz (b 1960). A prolific composer of instrumental and vocal music for both small and large forces, Schulz says he…
The Nixon Tapes – Scenes from Nixon in China Sydney Opera House/ Opera Australia/ Vivid Live Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House June 5, 2017 When the Sydney Opera House, Vivid and Opera Australia presented The Nixon Tapes – Scenes from Nixon in China, the opera by John Adams, it was immediately evident that this was…
Classy and clever entertainment which which drew threads through and along generations, connecting father with son and brother with brother.
The Magic of Paul Dean The Flinders Quartet The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House October 29, 2014 The waves of Sydney harbour – at times serene, at times restless – provided the perfect backdrop to the themes of the Flinders Quartet’s presentation The Magic of Paul Dean in the Utzon Room of the Sydney…
The Silkroad Ensemble, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 9 March, 2019 Written by Victoria Watson In 1998, virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma launched a radical experiment in cultural collaboration, which brought together musicians from many corners of the world to co-create a bold artistic language founded in diversity that served as a metaphor for the possibility…
Twilight Musical Dialogues: Music from Spain and South America Sally Walker, flute, Daniel Rojas-Gonzales, piano, William Carraro, violin 10 November, 2017 Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle, New South Wales Written by Joseph Asquith It was an inimitable night for music in the city of Newcastle, with the fifth concert of Twilight Musical Dialogues featuring music of Spain and South…