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Matthew Westwood previews opera Australia’s upcoming production.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/american-dreams/story-e6frg8n6-1226089024397
Matthew Westwood previews opera Australia’s upcoming production.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/american-dreams/story-e6frg8n6-1226089024397
La Scala + Barenboim + Kaufmann + Garanca + Baltsa + Pape + La Scala Choir and Orchestra = a not to be missed performance of Verdi’s Requiem. Available till October 26th 2013 on SBS On Demand http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/52400195958/Verdi-Requiem
An engaging new work by Sydney based Australian composer Andrew Schultz has been included on a recently released album, Winter’s Warmth, by the American label, Navona. Schultz’s Falling Man, Dancing Man (opus 68) is a three-movement concerto for orchestra and solo pipe organ. It was commissioned by Symphony Australia and written and premiered in 2005…
‘Art for art’s sake’ is becoming an increasingly remote concept in 21st century Australia as performing arts bodies are expected to function according to business models and boost their bottom line from private sources. Are these expectations realistic – and who evaluates the bodies that make the funding decisions? The Australia Council for the Arts which…
Aided and abetted by pianist Erin Helyard, David Greco is by far Australia’s best current lieder baritone.
ABC and Symphony Australia have announced the three Grand Finalists in the 2013 Young Performers Awards. They are 28 year old pianist Stefan Cassomenos, 15 year old oboeist Andrew Kawai, and pianist Hoang Pham also 28. All three finalists are from Victoria. Each contestant will perform a concerto of their choice with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman. The three grand…
Nimrod Borenstein (b 1969) is a composer whose music is increasingly grabbing attention – especially that of Vladimir Ashkenazy, who will conduct two of his works in 2013, one in Leicester in February (The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe, Op 52) and the other in June at the Royal Festival Hall (If you…