Sabine Meyer’s Perth concert reviewed….
“The stuff of great artistry” says Mark Coughlan in The Australian:
“The stuff of great artistry” says Mark Coughlan in The Australian:
Three winners of the ARIA Fine Arts Awards were announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this morning. Congratulations to Sally Whitwell for Best Classical Album All Imperfect Things, The Idea of North for Best Jazz Album Smile and Joseph Tawadros for Best World Music Album Chameleons of the White Shadow. Read our review…
Into Silence, the new album from ABC Classics released today, features pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska performing the music of an extraordinary generation of composers from the Baltic states: Henryk Górecki (born Poland, 1933), Arvo Pärt (Estonia, 1935), Pēteris Vasks (Latvia, 1946) and Georgs Pelēcis (Latvia, 1947). The album features works for solo piano along with concertos…
For over three decades the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC) Australian Singing Competition (ASC) has helped discover and fund career opportunities for some of our region’s finest talent in opera and classical singing. Last weekend, five young singers cams closer to realizing their dreams when they were selected to participate in the…
For the third consecutive year, the city of New York has been dotted with 88 pianos (equalling the number of keys on a piano), offering anyone who is taken by the urge, to sit down and tickle the ivories. An initiative of Sing for Hope, a not for profit organisation, the pianos will be moved…
There was much to celebrate as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Simone Young launched its 2024 program with a Season Opening Gala on Thursday 28 February at teh Sydney Opera House.
William Barton receives a standing ovation for his performance with the Sydney Symphony: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/hail-the-didgeridoo-virtuoso-20120628-2156p.html Michael Shmith reviews DG’s 82 CD set release of Herbert von Karajan’s 1060s recordings: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-school-reunion-of-sorts-20120628-213fy.html …and a new Chief Executive for the Sydney Opera House: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/ex-belvoir-head-to-run-opera-house/story-e6frg8n6-1226412792951