For Sydney-born saxophonist Amy Dickson, 2016 is shaping up to be a busy year. March sees the release of a CD Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi which features her as a soloist; in July she returns to Sydney from her London base to perform at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra…
Last weekend I had the exceptional pleasure of strolling through the Art Gallery of New South Wales, viewing its spring/summer exhibition of over 70 paintings – The Greats: masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland. The collection spans more than four centuries of art with works from the Renaissance (Botticelli’s The Virgin adoring the sleeping…
Regarded as one of the world’s greatest violinists, Anne-Sophie Mutter is returning to Sydney for just three performances after her spectacular sold-out concerts in 2012 and 2014, this time with the music of Dvořák performing his expressive Violin Concerto and song-like Romance for violin and orchestra. Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony makes for an exciting conclusion to…