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Enoch Arden – John Bell And Simon Tedeschi Record Words And Music
Two of Australia’s finest storytellers, actor John Bell and pianist Simon Tedeschi, break new ground with this new recording for ABC Classics, of the great melodrama Enoch Arden – a deeply moving tale of love, loss, redemption and shipwreck, told through spoken word and solo piano. The album, available on CD and as a digital…
Yuja Wang To Replace Martha Argerich In SSO Concerts Next Week
The legendary Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich has withdrawn from her visit to Sydney when she was to have performed with the Sydney Symphohy Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. In a statement to Sydney audiences, Argerich said: “Dear Sydney public, I am terribly sorry to disappoint you and my dearest friend and lifetime musical partner Charles Dutoit…
New Album Release: Avital Meets Avital
The ‘plucky genius’, mandolin player Avi Avital is no stranger to Sydney after two popular tours with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Avi Avital has now joined forces with his namesake, jazz bassist Omer Avital to record Avital Meets Avital, a cross-genre recording for Deutsch Grammophon, released earlier this month, where the classics meet jazz, the…
Applications Open For 2017 Peter Sculthorpe Music Fellowship
Applications are now open to emerging musicians and composers from NSW for the second biennial Peter Sculthorpe Music Fellowship. Offered in honour of the internationally renowned composer, the $30,000 fellowship is offered every second year by Create NSW and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, in partnership with representatives of the Peter Sculthorpe Trust. This…
Antonio Pappano Talks To The Times Ahead Of Kaufmann’s Debut As Otello
Will he or won’t he? Sydney’s opera lovers are waiting with bated breath on the arrival of star tenor Jonas Kaufmann who will sing a concert version of Parsifal with American mezzo-soprano Michelle de Young as Kundry for Opera Australia in August. Three years ago, Kaufmann gave two legendary recitals in Sydney which earned standing ovations…
Additional Winners In The IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition
Following the semi-finals of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition held last weekend, congratulations go to the winners of the several other prestigious awards made as part of the contest. They are: Paull-Anthony Keightley – the Tinkler Encouragement Award for a singer of significant potential. Sponsored by the Tinkler Trust. Jae-Kwon Kim – the Ingrid…
Latest reviews
CD review: Vivaldi Concerti Per Violino V ‘Per Pisandel’/ Sinkovsky/ Il Pomo D’Oro
Russian virtuoso violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky returns to Sydney to reprise his dazzling concert series with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in July/August. To get a whiff of his style, we’re republishing the review of the album Concerti per violino V ‘Per Pisandel’ which features Sinkovsky as the soloist in a playlist that highlights the music of Vivaldi. Of the…
Concert Review: Forbidden But Not Forgotten/ Acacia Quartet
Forbidden but not Forgotten Acacia Quartet Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House June 18, 2017 Fresh from a month-long sabbatical in Berlin, Acacia Quartet performed their latest concert programme bearing the tantalising title Forbidden but not Forgotten. A core part of their work in Berlin was to study, record and perform the string quartets of forbidden…