Vale Nikolaus Harnoncourt
One of the great pioneers of historically informed performance, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has died in Vienna aged 86. Just last year, on December 5, one day before his 86th birthday, the audience of the Concentus Musicus Wien, the ensemble that he founded in 1953, found a personal letter of farewell from him in its evening programme….
Kicking Goals In Music Education
“It was the football boots that drew them in” says Michael Sollis. “The moment we drew their attention to my old football boots on the stage, they were completely engaged and listening.” I am speaking with Michael Sollis, newly appointed inaugural Artistic Director of Education at Musica Viva’s Music in Schools education programme and Sollis…
Concert Review: Psycho – The Music Of Bernard Herrmann / Omega Ensemble
Psycho – The Music Of Bernard Herrmann Omega Ensemble Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House February 28, 2016 The Omega Ensemble launched its 2016 season with Psycho – the music of Bernard Herrmann last weekend. In a happy co-incidence I came upon a feature in Classical – music.com the online version of BBC Music Magazine….
Maurice Steger On The Living Art Of The Recorder
Maurice Steger is as irrepressible in conversation as he is on stage. Talking to SoundsLikeSydney the morning after he opened his tour Recorder Revolutionary with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, he might have been a little weary. Instead, he is brimming with excitement and passion for his art. His thoughts move as quickly as he can…
Opening Night with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra And Maurice Steger
Recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger opened the year for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall earlier this week with a programme of music by Vivaldi, Telemann, Geminiani and others of the era. The concerts continue on selected dates till March 5. Scroll down to see all three images of the musicians in action.
Voyage to the Moon – Look Book
Check out the ‘look’ of Musica Viva and Victorian Opera’s co-production of the Baroque pastiche opera Voyage to the Moon. There is one more Sydney performance on Saturday February 27 at 2 pm at the City Recital Hall. Scroll down to see all four images.
See The Barber Of Seville And Support The Leukaemia Foundation
One of the world’s most loved comic operas, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, celebrates its 200th anniversary on Saturday 20 February. To mark the occasion, Opera Australia has joined forces with World’s Greatest Shave to donate a portion of ticket sales to the Leukaemia Foundation. For every ticket purchased to the Sydney Opera House season…
On A Voyage To The Moon With Michael Gow
I admit I was piqued that Melbourninans had the first squizz at Voyage to the Moon when it opened there last week. Here in Sydney, our turn arrives tonight when the production opens at the City Recital Hall. A venture between Musica Viva and Victorian Opera, Voyage to the Moon is a Baroque pastiche – a…
Nicole Car – The Kiss CD Signing
Soprano Nicole Car will be meeting her fans and signing copies of her debut album The Kiss at Fish Fine Music in the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney from 12 noon on Sunday 21 February. Released on ABC Classics just this month, The Kiss has shot to #1 on the classical charts and to #2 on…