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These Unprecedented Times…SoundsLikeSydney Supports Performers And Audiences
At the risk of resorting to a clichè, we are witnessing unprecedented times around the globe. The performing arts industry in Australia has suffered a double blow, through a complete shutdown of the performing arts for most of the rest of the year, as well as drastic cuts in Arts Council funding – there simply…
Sydney Conservatorium Calls For Beethoven Symposium Participants
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is hosting this four-day symposium from 6 to 9 May 2020, Singing and playing in the era of Beethoven. Convened by Professor Neal Peres Da Costa, the theme of this symposium asks “What did singing and instrumental playing sound like in the era of Beethoven?” Contemporary written documentation gives us…
Jayson Gillham Plays Beethoven Piano Concertos On New ABC Classic 3 CD Set
ABC Classic has released a 3 CD recording of the complete piano concertos by Beethoven, performed by Jayson Gillham, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Carter. This cycle is the first in twenty years, recorded by an all-Australian team, comprising pianist, conductor and orchestra, and is a major addition to the ongoing celebrations…
Buchbinder Performs New Diabelli Variations On Deutsche Grammophon
The Beethoven commemorations continue with a new release on 6 March, by celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder. Buchbinder has released his first album on Deutsche Grammophon, a new series of works based on Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations. Buchbinder first recorded the Diabelli Variations early in his career. This time, he has invited…
The City’s Quiet Achiever Heads South
Elaine Chia considers herself a lucky woman. She has the singular good fortune of successfully converting her lifelong passion for music, into her career, prompting her late grandfather to comment “I can’t believe they pay you to do this!” The vivacious erstwhile CEO of Sydney’s City Recital Hall, recently left this post to move to…
Benjamin Grosvenor Releases Chopin Piano Concertos On Decca
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor presents a new recording of two concerto favourites: Chopin’s Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2, released on Decca Classics today. Recorded with Elim Chan and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), the record marks Benjamin’s fifth album on Decca Classics, following the hugely successful Homages in 2016, and is his first orchestral…
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Opera Review: Wozzeck/Opera Australia
Wozzeck, Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 25 January, 2019 Considered one of the most formidable works in the canon, Opera Australia’s presentation of Alban Berg’s era-defining opera Wozzeck, directed by William Kentridge, is brilliantly conceived and executed. An Opera Australia co-production with the Salzburg Festival, the Metropolitan Opera and The Canadian Opera…
Cabaret Review: Prancer & Vixen/ The Strange Bedfellows
Prancer & Vixen: The Strange Bedfellows Leadbelly, Newtown 23 December, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker This was not a standard Christmas show! With sarcastic tongues firmly stuck in cheeks, Jacqueline Dark as Vixen and Kanen Breen as Prancer, with their elf, Musical Director Daryl Wallis, providing excellent support, took us on a dark, sardonic journey,…