The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has revealed its line up for 2015 – a six programme series that sweeps the baroque and early classical repertoire and which includes music by Handel, Vivaldi, the Bachs and Mozart, performed by soloists from Australia and overseas. Moving on from its 25th year in 2014, Artistic Director of the ABO,…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 25th anniversary celebrations continue with an all Mozart programme which includes his triumphant ‘Jupiter’ symphony, a favourite for flute and harp and a rarely heard overture. “In our 25th anniversary year, it felt appropriate for us to play this iconic work by one of my musical heroes,” says Paul Dyer AO, Artistic Director of the…
Dmitri Sinkovsky with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, City Recital Hall, July 23rd, 2014. It’s not too rare for an instrumental musician to swap instrument for baton or to direct an ensemble from the instrument. However, I can’t recall any musician proficient enough in the practice of two instruments (and that includes voice), to perform both…