The Silver Violin: Nicola Benedetti

Watch violinist Nicola Benedetti perform and talk during recording sessions for The Silver Violin:

Watch violinist Nicola Benedetti perform and talk during recording sessions for The Silver Violin:
SoundsLikeSydney has a special offer for its readers! If you’d like to enter the draw for you own copy of this brilliant recording, email [email protected] before 5 pm on Friday May 17th with the subject heading ‘Elgar’ . We have 5 copies to give away – good luck!! American cellist Alisa Weilerstein’s recording of the cello…
When Harry Christophers and his vocal ensemble The Sixteen perform in Sydney in March, they will include in their programme a new version of Allegri’s famous motet Miserere. In this video, the ensemble performs this new version and Christophers and musicologist Ben Byram-Wigfield talk about how this version came to be.
During their November tour, the Seraphim Trio will be joined by violist Martin Alexander, in a program featuring masterworks by Haydn, Mozart and Dvořák. Concert information.
Sergei Rachmaninov, born April 1, 1873. Lush! Evgeny Kissin performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davies.
The late dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell who died on February 18th, sings Mild und Leise from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde. She thrilled audiences around the world with the beauty and power of her voice. Her legacy will endure. RIP.
Towering performances by German Heldentenor Stefan Vinke, and soprano Cheryl Barker in Opera Australia’s production of Korngold’s opera ‘Die Tote Stadt’. Director Bruce Beresford brings the multi-layered story to life with cinematic flair. Here’s Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing “Marietta’s Leid” from Act 1.