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Are You An Orchestra Nerd?
You spend your weekends at rehearsal and your wardrobe is full of all-black outfits; you were in a quartet not a…
Month: February 2014
News
Eugene Onegin In Pictures
Opening tonight at the Sydney Opera House! Tchaikovsky’s tale of unrequited love Eugene Onegin, from Opera Australia, directed by Kasper Holten. Here’s…
News
Wireless listening
Confused by the proliferation of wireless devices and listening formats? Gramophone Magazine has published a comprehensive guide to wireless listening.
News
More Rossini….
More reasons to celebrate Rossini’s birth anniversary: Petite Messe Solennelle conducted by Riccardo Chailly Joyce DiDonato performing “Tanti affetti”, from Donna del Lago.…
Music & Videos
Rossini Anniversary – Once Every 4 Years
Strictly speaking, we only get to celebrate Rossini’s birth anniversary every 4 years. Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born on February 29th 1792…
Shows
TaikOz Drumming Workshop – Drumming Is For Everyone
Learn how to play the awe-inspiring taiko, by joining members of TaikOz for a 90 minute Taiko is for Everyone drumming workshop…
Shows
Katie Noonan and Circa Tell the Tale Of Convict Women
Katie Noonan joins circus ensemble Circa in Love-Song-Circus inspired by the letters and stories of the first Australian female convicts and an ode…
Reviews
Concert Review: Elektra
ElektraSydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, Concert HallFebruary 24 As a cathartic experience the Monday evening performance of Richard Strauss’s Elektra by the…
Shows
North Sydney Symphony – Dvorak, Mozart and Vaughan Williams
The North Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Hillinger with concertmaster Shuti Huang and clarinettist Frank Celata perform the music of…
Shows
Sydney Schubert Society Presents
The Sydney Schubert Society presents its first concert for 2014. Entitled Schubert’s Kapellmeister, the Sydney Schubert Ensemble directed by Goetz Richter will perform…