After the AWO…
Matthew Westwood of The Australian evalutes the “performance” of the AWO:
Matthew Westwood of The Australian evalutes the “performance” of the AWO:
Decca Classics has released a compilation album of the Takács Quartet performing its award-winning recordings of the complete String Quartets of Beethoven. This anthology comprises a multi-media presentation of the Beethoven quartets on 7 CDs, 1 Blu-ray Audio disc, and a bonus DVD. The release of this package presages the Takács Quartet’s August 2017 tour to…
Wunderkind violinist Christian Li, just 13 years old, will release his debut album in August 2021 on the Decca Classics label. Featured on this album is the classic Meditation from the opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet, which has been released as a single.
Connor D’Netto (Qld) and Maria Grenfell (Tas) are the recipients of The Australian Music Centre’s MOMENTUM Commissions. Each composer receives $2,500 towards the commission of a proposed work. Artists were called to propose a new work for a small chamber ensemble and voice, inspired by nature and the Australian environment. Connor D’Netto’s proposed work will explore…
The homes of singers in the Sydney Children’s Choir will be uncharacteristically quiet over the school holidays as the choir heads to Europe on tour this northern summer. Sydney airport will be ringing with the excitement of 41 children aged between 11 and 15 as they board their aircraft for the long journey that will tkae them to performances at…
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, soloist with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Yarmila Alfonsetti is a woman with a mission. That mission is to have Sydney on a par with other international cities in its menu of live classical music concerts. As producer of classical music events for Sydney Opera House Presents, a company that is based…
Eleven composers from Australia and New Zealand will receive grants of $7,500 from the Art Music Fund 2023, for creating innovative new works, as announced by APRA AMCOS, in partnership with the Australian Music Centre and New Zealand’s SOUNZ.