Susan Graham Interviewed
Legendary Mezzo soprano Susan Graham performs in Sydney tonight accompanied by the equally legendary pianist Malcolm Martineau. This is the link to a recent interview.
Legendary Mezzo soprano Susan Graham performs in Sydney tonight accompanied by the equally legendary pianist Malcolm Martineau. This is the link to a recent interview.
The Marais Project presents A Bass Affair – music for bass viol and bass violin. For this concert, founding artistic director Jennifer Eriksson welcomes to the ensemble, Tim Blomfield, one of Australia’s finest bass violinists and co-founder of Sydney’s long standing and highly respected early music ensemble, Salut! Baroque. Early music fans may be aware that…
The Sydney Youth Orchestras present its Peter Seymour Orchestra, under the direction of leading music educator and conductor John Ockwell, performing works from the Classical era. This concert is a great way to introduce people, young and old, to classical music with conductor John Ockwell giving audiences a hands-on experience of the orchestra. Young children…
British violinist Anthony Marwood is soloist and guest director with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performing the music of Dvorak, Enescu and Stravinsky. Born in London, Anthony Marwood studied with Emanuel Hurwitz at the Royal Academy of Music, David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music, and took lessons from Sandor Vegh and Daniel Phillips at…
Opening this weekend February 21st in cinemas around Sydney is Richard Wagner’s grand comedy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, filmed during a live performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and conducted by its Music Director James Levine Hosted by Renée Fleming, German baritone Michael Volle stars as Hans Sachs, with South African tenor Johan Botha as Walther. Botha was…
David Fung Willoughby Symphony’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Dr Nicholas Milton AM is joined by pianist David Fung in Passion, a concert programme which includes a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No 2, a remarkable work of dazzling beauty and virtuosity. Also in the programme are Shimmering Blue, an orchestral poem by Composer-in-Residence, Nigel Westlake and Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No 6…
The German coloratura soprano Simone Kermes has earned herself the formidable reputation of being ‘dangerous’. In fact, ” a dangerous, no-holds barred singer” says Gramophone magazine. A rare accolade for anyone in the performing arts, let alone one who has a niche in performing Baroque. Simone Kermes brings her special mix of theatre and electrifying…