Einaudi at the Albert Hall
Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is soon to appear in Sydney at the GRAPHIC festival at the Sydney Opera House. Check out his music from this video of a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is soon to appear in Sydney at the GRAPHIC festival at the Sydney Opera House. Check out his music from this video of a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
In this video, soprano Julia Lezhneva talks about Vivaldi’s sacred motet In furore iustissimae irae RV 626, which she has recorded with Il Giardino Armonica and Giovanni Antonini on her Decca CD Alleluia.
The brilliant composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918 (d 1990). In this video clip he conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in the zippy overture to his operetta Candide.
Archival footage of Jacqueline du Pré performing the Cello Concerto opus 85 by Edward Elgar, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
From September 1973 – Sir Charles Mackerras conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Towering performances by German Heldentenor Stefan Vinke, and soprano Cheryl Barker in Opera Australia’s production of Korngold’s opera ‘Die Tote Stadt’. Director Bruce Beresford brings the multi-layered story to life with cinematic flair. Here’s Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing “Marietta’s Leid” from Act 1.
Georg Philipp Telemann born March 14th 1681 (d 1757) . Friend and rival of JS Bach and Handel. Bach appointed Telemann godfather to his son Carl Philipp Emmanuel after whom he was also named. Fabulous playing of Telemann’s oboe concertos from the noted oboeist Heinz Holliger.