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Australian Brandenburg’s Noël! Noël! On CD And DVD
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir under Artistic Director Paul Dyer AO, have released a recording of their popular annual Noël! Noël! Christmas concert. This release was recorded live at St Francis of Assisi Church, Paddington NSW in December 2016 and is a Christmas celebration like only the charismatic Paul Dyer and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir…
Offspring Bites 1: A New Release From Ensemble Offspring
Ensemble Offspring has an exciting venture. It is a new annual recording series, Offspring Bites, celebrating the creation of new art music in Australia today, featuring an audio release alongside newly commissioned video art created by video artists Samuel James and Oliver Miller paired with the recordings. It is a start towards realising what Ensemble Offspring…
In Conversation With Dame Emma Kirkby
British soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and Swedish Lutenist Jakob Lindberg were recently in Australia performing and running masterclasses. During their tour, the duo were in Bermagui, where they presented a masterclass on The Art of Performing and Understanding Early Songs as part of the Four Winds Windsong series. SoundsLikeSydney correspondent soprano Ria Andriani attended the masterclass…
Vale Dmitri Horostovsky
The beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has died after battling a brain tumour for over 2 years. Tributes have been pouring in from all around the opera world mourning the loss of this great talent, gone far too soon. Whilst he returned to the stage after early treatments, he had to withdraw from later performances….
The Merry Widow Lookbook
Opera Australia’s sumptuous production of Lehar’s glittering operetta The Merry Widow opened in Melbourne this week. Danielle de Niese takes the title role in her much awaited operatic debut in Australia. Sydney-siders will have to cool their heels until the production, directed and choroegraphed by Graeme Murphy, opens at the Sydney Opera House on New…
A New Ballet From Prokofiev – Gabriel Prokofiev
It’s an old adage that talent runs in families. However, there is a twist in the story of the Prokofiev family with Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei, eschewing the purely classical tradition to write music that both incorporates and challenges western classical traditions. Now Gramophone Magazine reports that Gabriel Prokofiev has been chosen by the Birmingham…
Latest reviews
Concert Review: The Musician Project/ Wagner And Bruckner
The Musician Project, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music 30 September 2017 Written by Ria Andriani The Musician Project is one of the newest and most innovative orchestras in town. Its young players are filled with exuberance and creativity, and its artistic team has several bright ideas up its sleeves: creative programming, imaginative notes, pay…
Concert Review: Twilight Musical Dialogues – Russia/ Walker/ Cislowska/ Kats-Chernin/ Donaghoe
Our friends in Newcastle have been busy with a concert series curated by Sally Walker. David Banney tells us what he thought. Twilight Musical Dialogues –Russia Adamstown Uniting Church (Newcastle) June 23, 2017 Sally Walker (flute)/ Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano)/ Elena Kats-Chernin (composer, narrator)/ Youth Cameo: Zachary Yoshinaga Donoghoe (clarinet) Sally Walker’s Twilight Musical Dialogues have been an innovative…