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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.
Latest reviews
Opera Review: Simon Boccanegra / Opera Australia
Simon Boccanegra – Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 26 July 2016 Author: Larry Turner for SoundsLikeSydney© Opera Australia’s current staging of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra first appeared in 2000 as part of the Olympic Arts Festival. It has been revived by the company’s Senior Resident Director, Matthew Barclay, in…
Concert Review: Haydn & Mozart/ Australian Haydn Ensemble
Haydn & Mozart Australian Haydn Ensemble, fortepiano soloist – Dr Erin Helyard/ cello soloist – Daniel Yeadon City Recital Hall July 16, City Recital Hall, Sydney Writer: Leona Geeves The Australian Haydn Ensemble, under the Artistic Direction of violinist, Skye McIntosh, with Guest Director and fortepiano soloist Erin Helyard and cellist Daniel Yeadon presented the timeless music of two…