Paul Dyer, AO is sitting in the Sydney offices of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, reminiscing about the very first concert given by the pioneering ensemble.”It was January 1990, we launched at the Sydney Opera House and the natural horn was the very first sound of the Brandenburg. It was a Duo for Two Horns…
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 opens its Glorious Baroque season this weekend with the Australian debut of Guest Director and violinist Riccardo Minasi, described by Gramophone Magazine as ‘one of the most exciting baroque violinists in the business’. Minasi brings his lyrical, tender and dramatic playing to showcase rare 16th and 17th century works one of which…