Winning young performer
Saxophonist Nicholas Russoniello wins the 2011 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award.
Saxophonist Nicholas Russoniello wins the 2011 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award.
The Australian String Quartet has announced that violinist Ioanna Tache and cellist Sharon Draper will join present members violinist Kristian Winther and violist Stephen King to form a new line – up for the ensemble. Both newcomers are graduates of the Australian National Academy of Music. The newly re-configured ensemble will perform in Sydney on…
Music from the world of two iconic artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is soon to be released on CD and digital by ABC Classics. The release coincides with an exhibition of the works of these inextricably linked artists, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. From the traditional mariachi of Mexico to the…
In news from Melbourne, a violin made almost entirely from the debris left by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami will be featured in a concert commemorating the 7th anniversary of the disaster. The debris used to make the violin was collected on the seashore of Rikuzen Takata, one of the areas devastated by the…
A really important feature from the Editor of Gramophone, Martin Cullingford on the importance of listening to music: “The art of sitting, concentrating and listening to something long-form and complex is an increasingly alien experience. And unless people develop that skill, classical music will face an uphill struggle. “ Click here to read the feature…
Skye McIntosh takes up a Creative Residency at the State Library of NSW ahead of its bicentenary in 2026.
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.