Classical Music In Books
In the United Kingdom, World Book Day is celebrated on the first Thursday in March. To celebrate, BBC Music Magazine lists 12 of the best books which feature classical music.
In the United Kingdom, World Book Day is celebrated on the first Thursday in March. To celebrate, BBC Music Magazine lists 12 of the best books which feature classical music.
It was 75 years ago, on November 9 in 1940 that Joaquín Rodrigo’s (1901 – 1999) Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra was premiered in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Celebrating the anniversary of this enormously popular concerto, guitarist siblings Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have re-released their CD, Rodrigo Guitar Concertos (ABC Classics 4812231), featuring the three…
To mark the 336th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, Universal Music and Classics Direct release the 19th episode of Graham Abbott’s classical music education podcast ‘Classics Unlocked’.
The ARIA award-winning cappella ensemble The Idea of North have just released their 13th album Ballads, (ABC 478 2693) and will tour nationally in May. Founded in Canberra, soprano Sally Cameron, alto Naomi Crellin, tenor Nick Begbie and bass Andrew Piper have performed together since 1993. Ballads have always been a favourite in the repertoire of…
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, reputedly the world’s best, has announced that the Milan born Daniele Gatti will take up the position of chief conductor from 2016. Mariss Jansons, the conductor who brought the RCO to Sydney on its inaugural visit last year, marks a decade in the role this year. Gatti has served as…
The Nose Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, February 22, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Even by the standards of contemporary 21st century opera, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Hoc, here performed in English translation as The Nose, is out there. Way way out there. Musically the piece is a heady mix of jarring styles from…
Create NSW is calling for expressions of interest for the UK/Australia Season, with up to $500,000 up for grabs to support NSW arts companies and organisations to share their works to the UK in 2022.