The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed

The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:

The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:
Twenty-four-year-old Victorian pianist Konrad Olsezewski has taken out the prestigious $10,000 Allison/Henderson Sydney Eisteddfod Piano Scholarship with a winning performance, Konrad played the Piano Sonata No 2 in B-flat minor, Opus 36, (1st version) by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Konrad recently completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours at the University of Melbourne and is now studying for a…
Diarise the dates – heldentenor Stuart Skelton returns to Sydney – 14, 16 and 17 October, 2015 – to perform with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson, at the Sydney Opera House in a performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. It is part of a busy year for him as he makes his debut…
Mad about Bach? In this feature from The Independent, leading soloists like Steven Isserlis and Alina Ibragimova give their insights into the enduring and universal appeal of his music.
The Royal Northern Sinfonia has commissioned a controversial new portrait of Mozart by American artist Tim O’Brien which portrays the composer as ‘ a “daring” and “edgy” musician in the mould of Johnny Rotten,’ dismissing Mozart’s “chocolate box” image. Click here to read the feature from the BBC.
Virtuoso guitarist Slava Grigoryan’s recording of the Bach Cello Suites Volume II is out today on ABC Classics on CD and digital album. Volume I, released in November 2016 won the 2017 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album and the 2017 AIR Award for Best Independent Classical Album. Grigoryan has entered recording history through this album’s phenomenal success,…
Scroll down to see all 6 images of Avi Avital’s sensational opening night concert with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall. Images courtesy of Steven Godbee Publicity and Photography.