Sydney Symphony returns to Chatswood with ‘Symphonic Mozart’

Sydney Symphony returns to Chatswood with ‘Symphonic Mozart’

    The Sydney Symphony returns to Chatswood with its inaugural performance in the new Concourse Concert Hall. Sydney Symphony Concertmaster Dene Olding steps up to the helm in a programme they have called Symphonic Mozart. The core works by Mozart are complemented by Gounod’s Petite Symphonie  and Berlioz’ Rêverie et Caprice. Mozart’s Symphony No 33 in B flat major K319…

Happy 80th  Sydney Symphony!

Happy 80th Sydney Symphony!

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 80th birthday and the opening of its 2012 in style with performances across the weekend. The orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and led by Dene Olding perform R Strauss’ introspective Metamorphosen redeemed by the wild exuberance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 9. Here’s what SMH reviewer Peter McCallum had to…