The Fascination Of Shostakovich
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
Pianist Steven Osborne presents his insights into Olivier Messien’s Quartet for the End of Time, a landmark work for piano, clarinet, violin and cello, composed whilst Messiaen was an inmate of a Nazi prisoners of war camp and premiering in that camp in 1941, performed by Messiaen and three other prisoners.
Mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital thrilled audiences with his searing performances when he appeared with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in May last year. If you’re craving your own piece of the action, Avital is soon to release a new CD dedicated to the music of Antonio Vivaldi. The recording, simply entitled Vivaldi, contains the Concerto in D major RV…
Opening at the English National Opera on September 13th is a new production of Verdi’s Otello. Debuting in the title role is Stuart Skelton. In fact, it is an Australian double for the male leads as Jonathan Summers sings the role of Iago. This production of Otello at the ENO marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth….
Sydney Eisteddfod has brand new premises in Chippendale, continuing an exciting path of renewal and development after celebrating its 90th birthday last year.
Booker Prize winning writer Julian Barnes has released a new novel The Noise of Time which is receiving high praise from reviewers and readers. The Noise of Time is a fictional biography of the life of Dmitri Shostakovich and tackles the forces of art and power which were set against each other during the turbulent life of…
The legendary bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is in Sydney for just one performance at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 30th April 2013. Click here to read his interview with Harriet Cunningham from the Sydney Morning Herald.