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Vale Elke Neidhardt
Pioneering actress and opera director Elke Neidhardt AM died yesterday aged 72. Born in Stuttgart, she worked as a director of opera in Europe before taking up a post as resident director with Opera Australia in 1977, a post she held till 1990. In Australia she is known particularly for directing the first full modern Australian production…
‘Turn of the Screw’ on SBS Saturday Nov 23rd
If you can’t watch it, record it, or watch on SBS Catch Up! Benjamin Britten’s eerie masterpiece The Turn of the Screw is being broadcast on SBS TV on Saturday November 23rd at 1 pm. Directed by Jonathan Kent, this is the 2011 Glyndebourne production, released on DVD in 2012. Conductor Jakub Hruša, the London Philharmonic…
Britten Centenary Day – 22nd November
‘I believe sincerely that I can help my fellow human beings best by continuing the work I am most qualified to do by the nature of my gifts and training, ie the creation or propagation of music.’ Benjamin Britten 22/11/1913 – 4/12/1976
SBSYO Announces Joint Fellowship With Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Following the shock news yesterday that the SBS Youth Orchestra was to fold in 2014, after 25 years in operation, the SBSYO and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have released a joint statement announcing the endowment of a Fellowship position with the SSO. “The Board of the SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra has today announced…
‘The Spirit Dancer’ Image Gallery
Exotic images give a taste of TaikOz’s upcoming concert the Spirit Dancer at the City Recital Hall on November 28th. (3 Images) Click here for more: http://soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/taikoz-presents-the-spirit-dancer/14524.html:
SBS Youth Orchestra To Fold
The SBS Youth Orchestra is to disband after 25 years in operation. The training ground for many of the nation’s elite musicians floundered after the death of its founding conductor Matthew Krel. As well as undertaking overseas tours, the orchestra produced three CDs and over two dozen television programmes which continue to be seen today. The…
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Concert Review: Songs Of The Divine, The Choir of St James’ King Street
The Choir and Orchestra of St James St James, King Street, Sydney 22 March 2014 Songs of the Divine – Baroque Masterpieces For the first concert in their 2014 series, the choir and orchestra of St James, under the direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones, turned to the two pillars of the musical Baroque: Bach and…
CD Review: Dudamel’s Mahler Journey Begins At The End
Mahler 9Los Angeles PhilharmonicGustavo DudamelDeutsches Grammophon 479 0924 (2CD set) In early 2012, Venezuelan Wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel undertook his journey with the symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 –1911). Conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his own Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, to commemorate the centenary of Mahler’s death, he led performances of all…