The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is safe from cuts
Gramophone magazine reports that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will not be axed with the nation’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister describing the move as ‘unthinkable’:
Gramophone magazine reports that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will not be axed with the nation’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister describing the move as ‘unthinkable’:
Yunchan Lim, the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is one is of the biggest names emerging on the piano scene today, He will release his debut studio album, Chopin Études on the Decca Classics label on 19 April 2024. The first track, the Étude Op.10 No.3 Tristesse is…
Alexander Briger AO conducts the Australia World Orchestra in a tour which premieres a work by Paul Dean.
Celebrating the 80th birthday on January 31 of the legendary Philip Glass, Deutsche Grammophon has released a new album of the music of the founder of minimalist music by DG debut artist pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. A year ago Philip Glass handpicked some pianists to perform all of his Etudes together at the Barbican in London….
Australian theatre director Benedict Andrews’ vision of Puccini’s opera La bohème opened at the English National Opera this week. The director has raised controversy again (remember his 2012 imagining of The Marriage of Figaro for Opera Australia?) with his portrayal of Mimi and Rodolfo as heroin addicts. Read the review in The Guardian, in The Telegraph and The…
The flagship chamber music series at the Sydney Opera House, Utzon Music will return in 2020 for its 13th year. From March to December, the 2020 program will continue to present some of the world’s most celebrated classical musicians while embracing new performers, influences and genres including folk, jazz and world music, In March, Welsh…
Steve Reich is in Sydney! He talks to Matthew Westwood from The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/steve-reichs-sounds-dont-scratch-the-surface/story-e6frg8n6-1226337506454