Review roundup
A collection of the weekend’s reviews:
Stephen Hough’s Canberra concert:
Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins in Sydney:
The Vienna Philharmonic in Perth:
A collection of the weekend’s reviews:
Stephen Hough’s Canberra concert:
Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins in Sydney:
The Vienna Philharmonic in Perth:
Messiah – GF Handel The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir and soloists City Recital Hall, Sydney February 22, 2017 It is a delicious coincidence that the debut performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra was held on the eve of Handel’s birthday. Handel set Messiah to words taken by Charles Jennens from the…
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto, The Australian Haydn Ensemble, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Monday 29th September 2014. When Daniel Barenboim undertook his recently completed mission to perform and record all of Beethoven’s piano concertos, he did so playing a ‘concert grand’ piano, with a full orchestra – in the case of the recordings, the Staatskapelle…
The Marriage of Figaro – Mozart, Opera Australia, August 6th 2015 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Last week Opera Australia unveiled its new production of The Marriage of Figaro, the second in the series of three Mozart-da Ponte operas which Sir David McVicar is realising for the company. In a complete contrast to…
Fantasia Sabine Meyer/Alliage Quintette City Recital Hall 26 February 2018 It was something akin to a family gathering when German clarinet virtuosa Sabine Meyer and the Alliage Quintette performed Fantasia for Musica Viva. Fantasia was for Meyer, a welcome return to Australia and for the quintet, their national debut. The Alliage Quintette is no regular…
SoundsLikeSydney couldn’t get along to this concert but we have the link to the review by Robert Forgács. Click here to read.
Twilight Musical Dialogues Musical Luminati ‘Bach in the Dark’ Adamstown Uniting Church Friday June 15th, 2018 Twilight Musical Dialogues hosted the second instalment of its 2018 ‘Musical Luminati’ series entitled ‘Bach in the Dark’. For this concert, flautist Sally Walker was joined by cellist Rachel Scott and featured young artist, oboist Christopher Pantelidis. They presented…