The legendary violinist Pinchas Zuckerman features in this concert:
FRANCK Sonata in A major for violin and piano – Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Angela Cheng (piano)
KOPPEL Quintet for saxophone and string quartet – Amy Dickson (saxophone), Goldner String Quartet
PAUL DEAN Jasper and Charlie for Wind Quintet – Arcadia Winds
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet no 2 in A major, op 81 – Lambert Orkis (piano), Elias Quartet
Brisbane based a capella ensemble The Australian Voices with Artistic Director and Conductor Gordon Hamilton comes to Sydney in May with a programme that includes MOON, a unique 10 movement choral-theatre love song in several movements that has captivated critics around the world including Gramophone Magazine, which praised their performance: ‘The youthful Australian Voices are well-drilled and boast a crisp,…
Resonance Concerts and Events presents A Romantic Prophecy this week, which features a one-hour programme of music from the outer edges of the great Romantic era. Pianist Chris Cartner will be joined by viola player Ella Brinch for an evening of music with great emotional intensity and profundity. Along with works by Mendelssohn and Prokofiev, the centrepiece of the…
Singing Bird productions presents Music and Me, which features Booker prize winning author Thomas Keneally. In this innovative format, Thomas Kenneally talks to ABC Classic FM’s Emma Ayres about music that has been inspirational in his life and career. Renowned Sydney classical music artists then perform these selections live. The performers this week are Julia de Plater, Angela Lewis,…
Following her popular Balkan Express HomeCasts, this week, Australian Chamber Orchestra violinist Maja Savnik’s presents an extreme and quirky HomeCast inspired by Billy Idol’s Speed which features an unusual companion. Maja says of the piece: “For my third home to home video, I decided to do something a little different. I wrote a piece that’s…
Omega Ensemble presents Fairy Tales, featuring the music of Schumann, Bruch and Borodin performed by Artistic Director David Rowden (clarinet) with Catalin Ungureanu (violin), Airena Nakamura (violin), Neil Thompson (viola), Paul Stender (cello), Maria Raspopova (piano) and Samuel Hogarth (piano) The ensemble celebrates musical tales old and new in a world of magical moments and refreshing musical…
“We’re very excited to be making our debut at the City Recital Hall in a collaboration with one of Australia’s best known pianists, Kathryn Selby”. So says Artistic Director, cellist and founder of Sydney Camerata, Mathisha Panagoda. Not bad for a chamber ensemble formed just three years ago. Directed from the violin by Liz Gormely, they join forces with…