Concert Review 2: Britten’s ‘War Requiem’/Sydney Symphony/Ashkenazy

……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.

……and this from Murray Black in The Australian.
The Art of Violin, presented by Bach Akademie Australia in its debut performance in the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House, was a riveting exploration of the art of the Baroque violin at the end of the 17th century.
The Art of Disappearing Halcyon/ Geist String Quartet Saturday June 1st 2019 Annandale Creative Arts Centre Written by Victoria Watson The Art of Disappearing is a new song cycle by exciting young Sydney composer, Cameron Lam, set to the poetry of celebrated Queensland writer Sarah Holland-Batt. The work has been recorded on the Kammerklang label…
Amy Dickson, the Sydney born saxophonist has released her 3rd solo CD Catch Me If You Can (ABC Classics 481 0118) a pleasurable demonstration of her prowess and the potential of this instrument. Playing the alto saxophone, she has recorded three complete and substantial works, Escapades by John Williams (b1932), Concerto for Saxophone by Michael Kamen (1948 – 2003) and…
To hear any of these concertos on their own is a delight; to hear them together, performed with such skill, is to gain new insights and to marvel at the breadth of Bach’s genius.
In the evening heat of London this July, we may as well have been in a Sydney summer as the Sydney Children’s Choir gracefully and with innocent joy, took us to their heartland on the final evening of their 2013 European tour. There were no signs of flagging spirits amongst the now-seasoned travellers at the…
The Metropolitan Orchestra Drama Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre Sydney 27 October, 2018 Written by Victoria Watson The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) Sydney is celebrating ten years since its inception under founding artistic director Sarah-Grace Williams. TMO is an outstanding professional level orchestra privately funded and run that attracts excellent players across all sections. Williams galvanises…