The Sydney Youth Orchestra, led by Chief Conductor, Alexander Briger AO, injects a fresh new energy into Beethoven’s majestic Symphony No 5 which is coupled with Copeland’s vibrant suite from the 1944 ballet Appalachian Spring – a nod to the classic simplicity of musical Americana.
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The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents soprano Celeste Lazarenko in a concert of soprano solos directed by harpsichord virtuoso Dr Erin Helyard. Unfortunately, due to illness, soprano Taryn Fiebig can no longer perform for the AHE’s “Haydn & Hasse” tour in Canberra, Bowral and Sydney between the 24th – 27th of September. Celesete and the ensemble will present…
The Sydney based chamber group, Omega Ensemble led by their charismatic young Artistic Directors, David Rowden (clarinet) and Maria Raspopova (piano) present Ravel Impressions, a programme of three trios and a quartet. The concert will be preceded by a talk at 6.45 pm. Performing Ravel’s String Quartet in F major, Fauré’s Piano Trio in D minor, Arensky’s Piano Trio No….
Shortly touring to Asia, the Sydney Chamber Choir (SCC) presents Cross Sections, a programme that integrates the Western choral tradition with the exotic sounds of the Chinese Guzheng (Chinese harp) and Erhu (a traditional bowed string instrument). Featuring Guest artists Nicholas Ng playing Erhu and Jingjing Lu playing Guzheng, Conductor and Musical Director of the SCC Paul Stanhope …
The Australian Haydn Ensemble under the artistic direction of Skye McIntosh collaborates with British-based Singaporean-born virtuoso pianist Melvyn Tan as Guest Keyboard soloist in a programme inspired by the beauty and romance of classical Paris. Melvyn Tan, a pioneer of performance on historical instruments and renowned for his ‘delicacy and peerless, silvery virtuosity’, performs the…
German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott joins ACO2, with ACO Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve and Director and Violinist Richard Tognetti, for a programme of Vivaldi cello concerti, string works by Handel, Rautavaara, Stravinsky and Bartók, and Bloch’s From Jewish Life. Richard Tognetti, calls this program “a classic showcase of string orchestra repertoire”. Daniel Müller-Schott plays a 1727 Venetian made “Ex Shapiro” Matteo…
On the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACOHomeCasts this week, cellist Julian Thompson and a mysterious challenger go head to head in a charming performance inspired by Cumberland Gap, a bluegrass favourite by “banjo virtuoso” Adam Hurt. To support the ACO and their free digital season, ACO HomeCasts, with a tax-deductible donation: http://aco.com.au/donate