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Simone Young is in Brisbane to conduct the Australian Youth Orchestra. She comments on the Queensland state government’s slashing of music education in schools:
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Melbourne Digital Concert Hall brings you the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival which opens tomorrow, Wednesday 3 February and runs till Sunday 7 February. Available on-line and in person, nine concerts in five days sees something to suit all tastes from jazz and Vivaldi to Bartok and Bach, Art Song to instrumental and string ensembles as…
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At the age of 70, Placido Domingo takes yet on another new role – Rigoletto! The Australian reports on this interview with the Times of London. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/at-70-placido-domingo-hits-the-low-notes/story-e6frg8n6-1226094840045
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The incomparable American soprano Renée Fleming’s first-ever holiday album celebrates the iconic Christmas season in New York City. From the Rockefeller Center to the holiday windows lining Fifth Avenue, the essence of the city at the most wonderful time of year is captured on her new CD Christmas in New York. Her guests on this 14…
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Vladimir Ashkenazy’s prolific career continues with the completion of a project to record the piano works of Rachmaninov. The latest release on the Decca label (Decca Classics 4785346) contains the Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor and the Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor Op. 9. Performing with him are violinist Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, leader of the…
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In a rare collision of programming choices, Sydney choral music fans will be treated to no less than three of J S Bach’s brilliant choral works this Easter. Kicking off the monumental triumvirate on Sunday April 2, the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence performs the Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Written for 5-part chorus with…
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“An imaginative bringing together of unlikely collaborators… a sonic and visual experience of the Australian night and day as seen through the eyes of William Barton. The story line and staging engaged the audience in an inclusive and personal atmosphere”. This is the reason why “Kalkadunga Man” is finalist in the Performance of the Year awards…