Night And Now – A New Concerto from Elena Kats-Chernin
Composer Elena Kats-Chernin has written a new work – a concerto for flute and orchestra and it is to premiere later this month. Called Night and Now, the concerto was commissioned by flautist Sally Walker, for whom it was written, with assistance from the Australia Council. Sally Walker revealed to SoundsLikeSydney, that she and Elena started…
2015 ARIA Fine Arts And Artisan Nominees Announced
Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2015 ARIA Fine Arts and Artisan Awards. The results will be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 7 October. ‘Classical’ albums and artists received nominations in the following categories: Best Classical Album Amy Dickson – Island Songs (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg…
Peter And The Wolf In Hollywood – A Fresh Multi-Media Production
Sergei Prokofiev’s immortal tale of Peter and the Wolf has been given a spectacular revamp and takes shape in the form of a multi-media adventure entitled Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood. Available from November 13, Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood has been created by New York-based production company Giants Are Small and Deutsche Grammophon. It promises to be a…
Turandot on Sydney Harbour 2016
Non-subscribers to Opera Australia can now get their tickets for the 2016 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production of Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot. The annual outdoor presentation now in its fifth year will open on March 24 and run until 24 April, 2016 at the Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point. Multi-award winning Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng will…
Double Pass Giveaways to IFAC Australian Singing Competition Final
There are five double pass giveaways to the finals of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition Finals on Saturday October 3 at 7 pm at the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. The five outstanding finalists are: bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman (24), counter tenor Maximilian Riebl (23) and the only female contestant, soprano Rebecca Gulinello (24), all from…
Mozart As Johnny Rotten
The Royal Northern Sinfonia has commissioned a controversial new portrait of Mozart by American artist Tim O’Brien which portrays the composer as ‘ a “daring” and “edgy” musician in the mould of Johnny Rotten,’ dismissing Mozart’s “chocolate box” image. Click here to read the feature from the BBC.
The Tallis Scholars – 2000 Concerts And Counting….
The Tallis Scholars have many friends in Sydney through running their intensely enjoyable and informative summer schools and the many concert tours they have made. In 2013, they clocked up 40 years of performing. This week in London, they will perform their 2000th concert. Click here to read an interview with founder and director Peter…
Madness And The Musician
“The truth is that there is no more a link between star sign and intelligence than there is between madness and creativity. That a link has been drawn between the two is, however, under–standable. How else can we explain the outrageous creative power of a Mozart or a Beethoven without resorting to some kind of brain chemistry imbalance? If…
Paul Lewis Talks On Beethoven And Brahms: “Music Unaffected By External Sound”
The brilliant British pianist Paul Lewis wrapped up his Australian tour for Musica Viva last weekend with a performance in Sydney of music by Brahms and Beethoven. (Beethoven Piano Sonata no 30 in E major, opus 109 and no 32 in C minor op 111; Brahms Four Ballades opus 10 and Three Intermezzi opus 117….