Opera Review: Bernstein & Busoni/ Endangered Productions
Sydney benefits from groups that take risks and allow performers and audiences alike to broaden their knowledge and experience.
Concert Review: The Brandenburg Concertos/ Bach Akademie Australia
To hear any of these concertos on their own is a delight; to hear them together, performed with such skill, is to gain new insights and to marvel at the breadth of Bach’s genius.
Album Review: Swirling Flame/ Elysian Fields
Swirling Flame is a nineteen-track collection of new works and their world premiere recordings from Elysian Fields.
Album Review: Palimpsest 571/ Hao
Palimpsest 571 is the title of Australian pianist Rob Hao’s debut album which aims to bridge old styles with new.
Concert Review: The Art of Violin / Bach Akademie Australia
The Art of Violin, presented by Bach Akademie Australia in its debut performance in the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House, was a riveting exploration of the art of the Baroque violin at the end of the 17th century.
Opera Review: The Magic Flute/Pacific Opera Studio
Hot on the heels of their performance of Handel’s magnificent oratorio Samson in May, Pacific Opera Studio’s ensemble of developing operatic artists presented a “pocket opera” version of Mozart’s great singspiel Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute).
Concert Review: Samson/ Pacific Opera Studio And The Muffat Collective
Concert review- Samson, G.F. Handel Pacific Opera Studio and The Muffatt Collective Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, Saturday May 17 th, 2025 Reviewer- Victoria Watson, image credit Rosa Doric. Pacific Opera Studio, a training ensemble for aspiring young opera singers, provides a rare opportunity in Sydney to hone the operatic craft. Its current artistic direction…
Concert Review: Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony/ Sydney Symphony Orchestra
It was a resplendent start to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 season, with Chief Conductor Simone Young, at the helm for a dazzling account of Mahler’s Symphony No 3.
Album Review: Keys To Heaven/ Australian Chamber Choir/ Move Records
The ACC projects a beguiling serenity in Keys to Heaven which shows them at their best. Calm, meditative and healing.