The ANU School of Music contoversy continues
The conroversy continues over Professor Adrian Walter’s appointment to the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts:
The conroversy continues over Professor Adrian Walter’s appointment to the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts:
Lyric tenor Jospeh Calleja last week shared the stage with violinist Nicola Benedetti and Jiri Belohlavek at the Last Night of the Proms. For the Belohlavek, it was his final appearance at the Proms and as the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Calleja recently released a new CD in tribute to Mario Lanza. In a recent…
Scroll down to see all eight images from Opera Australia’s current production of Verdi’s Otello. Read our review of Otello Images by Branco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia.
Selby & Friends have released their 2018 recording of Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 from their tour The Czech Connection, featuring pianist Kathryn Selby with guests Andrew Haveron (violin) and Timo-Veikko Valve (cello). Click here to watch. Click here for more information.
The Grammies are over for another year and the 59th annual awards ceremony contained 10 categories for classical music out of its total of 84. Notable among the nominees for Best Opera Recording was the Royal Opera’s production of Szymanowski’s Król Roger, a co-production with Opera Australia, currently in an enormously successful season at the Sydney Opera…
Simon O’Neill, one of the world’s leading Heldentenor’s has released his debut album for Decca, Distant Beloved with compatriot pianist Terence Dennis, performing the Art Songs of Beethoven, Schumann, R Strauss and Wagner in a tribute to O’Neill’s idol, the late tenor Fritz Wunderlich Sydney audiences will know him for his performances as Sergei in Lady…
Chief Conductor, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson has garnered glowing reviews (Limelight, SMH) for his programming and direction of last week’s 2015 season opening performances of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Last weekend, Sydney Morning Herald journalist Nick Galvin asked 15 Sydneysiders how they would make Sydney better place in 2015. David Robertson’s vision sees a…