En route to appear with the Adelaide Symphony at the Adelaide Guitar Festival, Ricardo Gallén, one of Spain’s great classical guitarists will be giving a one-off intimate solo recital in Sydney. Ricardo Gallén will be performing a Latin American program including a piece written especially for him by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, along with works…
Vocal ensemble Halcyon presents an evening of ‘simple yet profoundly beautiful’ music when its Artistic Directors, singers Alison Morgan (soprano) and Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano) are joined by cellist Geoffrey Gartner to share some of the intimate musical gems they have discovered over years of collaboration. Performing on just one or two instruments, the programme…
In 1974, Philip Bailey landed a gig in London selling electric cars for Yehudi Menuhin. Although that enterprise was shortlived, it was the beginning of a 20 year association and friendship with the Menuhins. Bailey joined their entourage and became the famous violinist’s personal assistant, travelling the world with him. In 2008, he released the biography, Yehudiana:…