Messiah – GF Handel The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir and soloists City Recital Hall, Sydney February 22, 2017 It is a delicious coincidence that the debut performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra was held on the eve of Handel’s birthday. Handel set Messiah to words taken by Charles Jennens from the…
Following their romancing of the voice in their recent Mozart Requiem programme, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra showcases some of its own players as soloists, going back in time with Blazing Baroque. Recently appointed concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen will perform on the baroque violin, with flautist Melissa Farrow and recorder player Mikaela Oberg featuring as soloists in the virtuosic concertos selected…
Maurice Steger is as irrepressible in conversation as he is on stage. Talking to SoundsLikeSydney the morning after he opened his tour Recorder Revolutionary with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, he might have been a little weary. Instead, he is brimming with excitement and passion for his art. His thoughts move as quickly as he can…