On the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACOHomeCasts this week, cellist Julian Thompson and a mysterious challenger go head to head in a charming performance inspired by Cumberland Gap, a bluegrass favourite by “banjo virtuoso” Adam Hurt.
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Shortly touring to Asia, the Sydney Chamber Choir (SCC) presents Cross Sections, a programme that integrates the Western choral tradition with the exotic sounds of the Chinese Guzheng (Chinese harp) and Erhu (a traditional bowed string instrument). Featuring Guest artists Nicholas Ng playing Erhu and Jingjing Lu playing Guzheng, Conductor and Musical Director of the SCC Paul Stanhope …
A cappella quartets and chorus ensembles from Australia and overseas will perform on Sydney’s north in a climax to a day of exciting choral competition when Barbershop Harmony Australia presents A Harmony Showcase of Champions after its 2015 Eastern Region Convention earlier in the day. Current world champions, New Zealand quartet Musical Island Boys headlines the concert, along…
Winner of the Melbourne International Guitar Competition 2016, Andrew Blanch is performing soon in Sydney during the Classical Guitar Festival, Sydney and as part of an extensive tour of Autralia and New Zealand. Andrew Blanch is a gifted young Australian musician taking his place on the international music stage. The Sydney-based guitarist has won major…
Los-Angeles based concert pianist, composer and TV Host Van-Anh Nguyen returns to Sydney for a one-off performance in collaboration with her family and some of Sydney’s finest musicians. In this recital, Van-Anh will play Chopin’s Waltzes, opus 64, along with her coveted classical crossover arrangements which took her to #1 on iTunes Australia…
The ARIA award-winning Grigoryan brothers, Slava and Leonard will join flautist Jane Rutter for the final Live at Lunch concert for 2015. The brothers will perform a selection of exciting and technically demanding classical and contemporary works for two guitars. Born nine years apart, Slava and Leonard have developed a fusion of styles that create a unique sound that…
Five emerging singers have moved on to the finals of the 2017 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competiton. They were selected last week from eleven semi-finalists who performed in heats held around the country, in New Zealand and in London. Damian Arnold (tenor, 25) from NSW, Filipe Manu (tenor, 24) from New Zealand, Daniel Carison (baritone,…
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