It might seem enigmatic that Sydney’s fascination with baroque music looks back to a time before Western culture even arrived on these shores. Yet, the pull of baroque music is so powerful that a group of young Sydney musicians led by violinist Meg Cohen has been gathering in Sydney each summer, as the Sydney Baroque…
The Sydney Baroque Music Festival turns four and this year, will take place at the historic Glebe Town Hall built in 1880 in Italianate style. The Sydney Baroque Music Festival is an entirely student-driven initiative bringing together young musicians from all over Australia who share a passion for early music. The musicians will be working…
Vienna Salon, Australian Haydn Ensemble Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House May 31, 2016 The Australian Haydn Ensemble demonstrated its flair for skilled and instinctive ensemble playing when it performed the music of the early Classical Viennese school in Vienna Salon. Playing on period or replica instruments, the four core string instrumetalists were joined by flautist…