Add some spark to your day with the Australia Ensemble’s free lunchtime concert series.
Join one of Sydney’s finest chamber ensembles, resident at the University of New South Wales, for a program of sumptuous music from the old to the new, including Haydn’s Flute Quartet in D, Sculthorpe’s String quartet no. 8 and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite (arr. Ian Munro)
One of Britain’s most jaunty and eccentric bands, Penguin Cafe, performs this week in Sydney with an eclectic mix of upbeat folk strums, North African strains, a little blues, some classical minimalism, elements of Nyman, Glass, folk, swing, dance, a hint of Calypso and a touch of Celtic fire. The nine musicians in the ensemble were…
Puccini’s immortal opera La Bohème is next in the 2014 series of live performances from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Directed by the legendary Franco Zefffirelli, La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, is hosted by Joyce DiDonato with star tenor Vittorio Grigolo making his Captured Live in HD debut as the passionate poet Rodolfo. Romanian soprano Anita Hartig makes…
Join The Metropolitan Orchestra with Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams as they journey through a wonderfully varied program including gypsy folk inspired music by Kodaly, piano virtuosity with both Jazz and Classical inspiration from Gershwin, and finally the famous Enigma Variations by Elgar. They begin their global journey in Galanta (now part of Slovakia), where the…
Richard Gill, AO. Image credit Nick Gilbert Join the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra for a special birthday celebration for the incomparable Richard Gill. This beloved conductor and music education advocate has touched the hearts of thousands of musicians and audiences across the country. What better way to celebrate Richard than to give him a…
The Brentano String Quartet performs with such passion that the Times of London claims their instruments almost burst into flames. Their programming too is sparked with a passion for innovation as they bring to their Musica Viva Australian tour, early Renaissance music as well as a contemporary Australian work. On the programme is music by Mozart (String Quartet no 15…
Some of the finest sacred music written over the centuries has appeared as part of the liturgical offering for the Lenten period, particularly during Holy Week (leading up to Good Friday). Sacred choral compositions, usually based on poignant liturgical texts, such as The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Responsories for Tenebrae and…