Allegra Giagu showreel
Allegra Giagu and Sally Whitwell perform in Wollombi on Saturday February 4th. Listen to Allegra here….
Allegra Giagu and Sally Whitwell perform in Wollombi on Saturday February 4th. Listen to Allegra here….
Celebrate the festive season with a special show Voices of Angels: The Twelve Days of Christmas with Gondwana Choirs. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Sydney Children’s Choir will mark the festive season with two special concerts. The Twelve Days of Christmas pairs the days and their associated gifts of the much-loved carol with…
Vincenzo Bellini, prolific composer of bel canto opera was born on November 3rd 1801. (D 1835 of amoebic dysentery). This is a wonderful performance of Casta Diva by Renée Fleming in the Palaces of the Czars.
Smörgåsbord! Music from Sweden is the latest CD release from The Marais Project, a collection of deeply whimsical and expertly performed old and new music from Sweden arranged for voice and four early instruments. As well as being a recording project, it’s a journey through history for two of its musicians, Jennifer Eriksson and Tommie…
Nine new composers. Nine new works. Contemporary music ensemble Halcyon performs these diverse and inspiring compositions that have been created through their First Stones project, an innovative and exciting opportunity for young Australian composers. From numerous applicants, Halcyon selected nine promising composers from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and issued them the challenge of writing a song for voice and…
Congratulations to Sally Whitwell on winning the 2011 ARIA Fine Award for Best Classical Album! Sally spoke to SoundsLikeSydney in May this year, just before the release of the CD. We’re re-posting her interview to celebrate her success. On June 3rd ABC Classics releases “Mad Rush” – a CD of the piano music Philip Glass performed…
The 2012 Sydney Festival surpassed itself judging by the attendances and the breadth of the line- up. One the featured acts, Tubular Bells For Two, received rave reviews. A re-make of Mike Oldfield’s atmospheric classic from the 1970’s, the two musicians who re-created it were probably not even born when it made its debut. Aidan Roberts and…