Steve Reich on minimalism
Steve Reich is in Sydney! He talks to Matthew Westwood from The Australian:
Steve Reich is in Sydney! He talks to Matthew Westwood from The Australian:
“Ridiculously ambitious ” says Kim Moyes, a member of electronic duo The Presets. A sure-fire way to arouse interest in a concept; and ‘concept’ seems to be the best way of describing Timeline the upcoming presentation by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, with The Presets. Directed from the violin by Richard Tognetti, along with Ignatius Jones…
When the 21-year-old South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho won the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition last year, Deutsche Grammophon had their microphones at the ready to record his award-winning performances. This recording is now available as a debut solo album simply entitled Seong-Jin Cho. Cho’s record speaks for itself. He has been winning competitions since 2008…
Photographer Clive Barda’s name appears below many of the most famous musical images in recent history. In his 4o year career as a photographer of performers, he has built up a formidable repository of photographs dating back to Jacqueline Du Pre in in 1960s. Now 100 of his prints from Leonard Bernstein in the past,…
Following the shock news yesterday that the SBS Youth Orchestra was to fold in 2014, after 25 years in operation, the SBSYO and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have released a joint statement announcing the endowment of a Fellowship position with the SSO. “The Board of the SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra has today announced…
Congratulations to all the nominees for the 2013 Helpmann Awards! Now in its 13th year, there were 822 entries across 41 categories received. NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, said “The Helpmanns are the premier awards event for the live performance industry. Our investment in the 2013 Helpmann Awards and the staging…
Mark Isaacs will release a new solo piano single of Ravel’s Ondine in January 2022.