Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara has died at the age of 87, following surgical complications.
His output includes eight symphonies, nine operas, twelve instrumental concertos, a choral concerto and number of orchestral, chamber, instrumental, choral and vocal works.
Read his obituary in The Guardian, in Gramophone magazine.
Dr Clare Skinner works in the Emergency Department of Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital. She also plays the oboe and once a year joins around 60 other medicos from around the state to indulge their passion for music, performing as the NSW Doctors’ Orchestra. The proceeds go to the charities related to music and medicine. She tells…
Two of Sydney’s favourite musicians, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Catherine Hewgill and Vladimir Ashkenazy have made their debut recording together. With the title From Darkness to Light, the recording was made over two days in October 2016 and will be released on the Decca label on 3 November 2017. Vladimir Ashkenazy swaps his conductor’s baton…
Stuck for a Mother’s Day present? Treat your mother to an innovative event that combines music and theatre which combines reflections in words and music, on the famous French novel and film Tous les matins du monde. Our friends at the Marais Project have double passes (worth $90 each) to their next concert, Master and Pupil…
Tenor Stuart Skelton is soon to be performing again in Sydney. This is an interview he have to SoundsLikeSydney last year, on singing Wagner and on some of the characers he has portrayed in opera. If you’re one who believes that in the end, the tenor gets the girl, even a cursory look at the roles sung…
Violinist Nicola Benedetti speaks out against the use of sex to sell classical albums. “Classical music can be prouder of its integrity than many industries. People are basically chosen for their ability – though I concede that we still lag behind when it comes to conductors” she says in The Times. Read the feature published in…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) presents its digital content season, ACO HomeCasts, bringing extensive and innovative music from the musicians of the ACO into the homes of audiences and communities across Australia and abroad over the coming months, and beyond. Tonight, April 7 at 7 pm, ACO violinist Ike See and ACO violist Elizabeth Woolnough give…