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The Australian World Orchestra – a look back at 2011.
With the Australian World Orchestra set to take the stage again in Sydney under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta in 2013, we revisit the inaugural performances held in Sydney, in September 2011. “The chance to see just how good the musicians are that we export to the world”. So said Alexander Briger, Artistic Director…
The Opera And Song Collective Launches 2024 Season
The Opera and Song Collective (TOSC) presented an appealing program of sacred vocal music curated by mezzo-soprano Jill Sullivan, under the musical direction of Simon Kenway with Jassen Rose at the pipe organ.
Simon Boccanegra Look Book
Simon Boccanegra,Verdi’s masterful tale of intrigue is on at the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. It was last performed here in 2000. Take a look at the dramatic images from Opera Australia’s revival of this rarely performed masterpiece. Scroll down to see all seven images. Click here to read our review from…
Buchbinder Performs New Diabelli Variations On Deutsche Grammophon
The Beethoven commemorations continue with a new release on 6 March, by celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder. Buchbinder has released his first album on Deutsche Grammophon, a new series of works based on Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations. Buchbinder first recorded the Diabelli Variations early in his career. This time, he has invited…
Deutsche Grammophone Releases Double CD Of Bruckner And Wagner
Multiple Grammy Award winner Andris Nelsons and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra continue their acclaimed couplings of Bruckner and Wagner on the Deutsche Grammophon label, with the new release of a double CD recording of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6, which Bruckner himself described as his “boldest” and “most brazen” and the Symphony No. 9, with which…
Stuart Skelton Celebrates With Prince Charles
Stuart Skelton performed in gala concert in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace on October 25, celebrating the 70th birthday of The Prince of Wales. The evening marked His Royal Highness’s longstanding support and patronage of the arts and was being led by Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director The Royal Opera, Gregory Doran, Artistic Director The Royal…