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Simon O’Neill Debuts On Decca
Simon O’Neill, one of the world’s leading Heldentenor’s has released his debut album for Decca, Distant Beloved with compatriot pianist Terence Dennis, performing the Art Songs of Beethoven, Schumann, R Strauss and Wagner in a tribute to O’Neill’s idol, the late tenor Fritz Wunderlich Sydney audiences will know him for his performances as Sergei in Lady…
Andreas Ottensamer Releases ‘Blue Hour’
One of the world’s leading clarinetists, Andreas Ottensamer is joined by one of the world’s leading pianists, Yuja Wang in a new release from Deutsche Grammophon, out today. The album, Blue Hour contains beautiful and deeply emotional pieces by Brahms and Mendelssohn and the virtuosic Grand Duo and Concerto by Weber. This is the debut chamber music…
ABC Classics Commemorates International Women’s Day With A New Release
Commemorating International Women’s Day today, ABC Classic is releasing Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers. This double CD is the first in a new series of recordings, celebrating Australian female composers. Australia has a celebrated history of women in music – Nellie Melba, Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny and Eileen Joyce in particular, loom large…
Salome Opens Tomorrow Night!
Enshrined in a healthy dose of scandal, Richard Strauss’ turn of the century opera Salome opens at the Sydney Opera House tomorrow. This Opera Australia production by Gale Edwards, revived by Andy Morton, features soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role with a strong supporting cast headed by Jacqueline Dark in her defining role as…
Vale Andre Previn
The visionary composer and conductor Andre Previn has died aged 89. His diverse positions included a stint as the principal conductor of the London Symphony and as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony; he wrote concertos, opera, song cycles, film scores and chamber music, winning four Oscars and numerous other nominations….
Ensemble Offspring Seeks Marketing & Development Coordinator
Ensemble Offspring needs a talented individual to be their new Marketing & Development Coordinator, supporting Artistic Director Claire Edwardes in maintaining the company’s international reputation for groundbreaking artistic work. Applications close March 8. Ensemble Offspring is a Sydney based chamber music group with almost 25 years of experience in championing adventurous new music nationally and internationally. Led by…
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Concert Review: Dance I Chant Celebrating Ross Edwards/ Sydney Chamber Choir
Dance/Chant Celebrating Ross Edwards Sydney Chamber Choir/ Synergy Percussion Sam Allchurch, Paul Stanhope, Nicholas Routley, conductors 4 August 2018 City Recital Hall, Sydney Written by Wendy McLeod This concert celebrated the unique voice of composer Ross Edwards as he approaches his 75th birthday in December. The Sydney Chamber Choir gave a mesmerising account of musical vignettes by both Edwards…
Concert Review: Smoke, Glass and Mirrors; Musical Subterfuge/ Twilight Musical Dialogues
Smoke, Glass and Mirrors; Musical Subterfuge Musical Luminati Series hosted by Twilight Musical Dialogues 3 August 2018 Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle Written by Joseph Asquith Smoke, Glass and Mirrors; Musical Subterfuge was the third instalment of the 2018 ‘Musical Luminati’ Series, hosted by Twilight Musical Dialogues and opened the Newcastle Music Festival. The theme of…