Marin Alsop has blazed a trail as one of the few females at the pinnacle of the world of conducting.
She is the first female to conduct the Last Night of the Proms. The fact this milestone needs to be observed and commented on is telling in itself.
As she takes the baton for this traditional sell-out concert, she talks to Clemency Burton-Hill of the BBC.
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Baritone Andrew Jones never intended to be a singer. He stumbled on a career in voice whilst marking time waiting to gain entry to drama school. The discovery was serendipitous because this young singer, presently a member of the Moffat Oxenbould Young Artist Program with Opera Australia is able to combine his love of acting with his gift of the voice….
Detail of mosaic in the crypt of the Chiesa di Santa Cecilia, Rome “Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions To all musicians, appear and inspire: Translated Daughter, come down and startle Composing mortals with immortal fire”. W.H. Auden, from the “Hymn to St Cecilia” by Benjamin Britten There is something special about the way…
Due to circumstances beyond their control The NOISE have had to postpone the concerts associated with the launch of their new CD Composed Noise, scheduled for Sydney tonight Tuesday 8th and tomorrow Wednesday 9th October. The CD will still be launched tonight, but without the concerts, from 7 – 10 pm at the Tap Gallery,…
“The announcement of Sydney’s 2015 main stage program reveals 11 shows more limited in repertoire, more traditional in style and more narrow in their appeal than I have seen for years. ” Harriet Cunningham explains why she’s not going to the opera in 2015.
When the 21-year-old South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho won the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last year, Deutsche Grammophon had their microphones at the ready to record his award-winning performances. This recording is now available as a debut solo album simply entitled Seong-Jin Cho. Cho’s record speaks for itself. He has been winning competitions since 2008…
Tickets for the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival go on sale today. Running from Thursday October 27 to Saturday November 5 it will feature musicians from around the world for the Sydney Improvised Music Association’s (SIMA) annual celebration of women in jazz.