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New Release on ABC Classics: Into Silence/ Cislowska/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Into Silence, the new album from ABC Classics released today, features pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska performing the music of an extraordinary generation of composers from the Baltic states: Henryk Górecki (born Poland, 1933), Arvo Pärt (Estonia, 1935), Pēteris Vasks (Latvia, 1946) and Georgs Pelēcis (Latvia, 1947). The album features works for solo piano along with concertos…
Lux Aeterna – ABC Classics Release Features Sydney Chamber Choir Performing The Music Of Stanhope
Lux Aeterna, is a new album of music by Australian composer Paul Stanhope, performed by the Sydney Chamber Choir and release on ABC Classics on 8 September 2017. ‘Lux Aeterna’ – ‘eternal light’, represents the struggle of light and darkness: an ancient concept, inspiring music-making for centuries. The album brings this search for light into…
Netrebko And Eyvazov Release Double CD Ahead Of Australian Tour
Anna Netrebko and her husband, tenor Yusif Eyvazov are releasing a new album of love song duets Romanza, on 1 September 2017 ahead of their duo recital in Sydney on 24 October. The double CD with 35 tracks is out on September 1 on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Romanza is not only Anna Netrebko’s first duet…
Sydney Youth Orchestras Open Auditions For 2018
The Sydney Youth Orchestras are calling for young orchestral musicians to audition for their 2018 intake. Musicians aged between 6 and 24 who regularly study with a professional instrumental teacher may audition for any of its 12 ensembles. Auditions close on Friday September 22, 2017. Click here for more.
2017 Art Music Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees in the 2017 APRA/AMCOS Art Music Awards! The winners of the 2017 Art Music Awards across 11 national categories and 8 state / territory categories were announced at the City Recital Hall earlier this week. Together they represent the most outstanding contributions of 2016 across the genres of…
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Announces A New CEO
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has a new CEO beginning 1 January 2018, and it’s Emma Dunch. Emma Dunch, originally from Sydney, has worked in arts administration for over 2 decades. She returns from New York where she has lived since 1999 and most recently headed DUNCH – a cultural management firm she founded in 2008 that…
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Cabaret Review: Bedlam/ Strange Bedfellows
Bedlam Strange Bedfellows Leadbelly, Newtown 7 August, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker The Strange Bedfellows are a formidable duo comprising Jacqueline Dark and Kanen Breen. Dark is a renowned mezzo-soprano famed for her performances in opera (Herodias, Fricka, Amneris) and more recently as Mother Superior in the national tour of The Sound of Music. Breen, star…
Concert Review: Schubert’s Trout/Omega Ensemble
Schubert’s Trout Omega Ensemble: David Rowden (Co-Artistic Director and clarinet), Maria Raspopova (Co-Artistic Director and piano), Alexandra Osborne (violin), Veronique Serret (violin), Neil Thompson (viola), Paul Stender (cello), Alex Henery (double bass), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Michael Dixon (horn) 27 July 2017, City Recital Hall, Angel Place Written by Larry Turner One of Schubert’s best-loved works, the Trout Quintet (D.667), was voted number one in ABC-FM’s Classic 100 Chamber Music survey in…