Recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger opened the year for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall earlier this week with a programme of music by Vivaldi, Telemann, Geminiani and others of the era.
The concerts continue on selected dates till March 5. Scroll down to see all three images of the musicians in action.
The breathtaking score to Henry IV by Paul Bremen now appears in soundtrack form on the new digital album HENRY IV: A SYMPHONIC SUITE, available on Bandcamp from 6 June, to coincide with the release of the production on video. Profits go to Paul Bremen, the other artists involved and to Streamed Shakespeare, as they prepare their next exciting venture at the cutting edge of international online theatre!
Sydney Youth Orchestras has announced the launch of the Richard Gill Chamber Orchestra which celebrates the legacy of the late Richard Gill, one of the most admired music educators of our time. Richard Gill was the Chief Conductor at SYO from 1977 -1982 and firmly believed that “every child should have the opportunity to learn and…
There are three double passes to be won for the November 10th concert which celebrates 450th years since John Dowland’s birth. Viol consort Seaven Teares led by Jennifer Eriksson is joined by lutenist extraordinaire Tommie Andersson, Daniel Yeadon playing the treble viol and the shimmering voice of soprano Belinda Montgomery, in one of the very few events…
It’s not the first time that Chopin’s music has been appropriated for dance. In 1909, Glazunov orchestrated the music of Chopin with choreography by Fokine and created the short non-narrative ballet Les Sylphides. In 2012, pianist Lang-Lang has collaborated with Dubstepper Marquese “Nonstop” Scott to create a performance that combines Chopin’s Etude Op 25 No 12,…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra has wrapped up a hugely successful and comprehensive tour of Europe with a private recital for Prince Charles and 150 invited guests at St James’ Palace. During the tour, the ACO performed in Birmingham, London, at Vienna’s Musikverein, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, in Antwerp, Wilhelmshaven, Luxembourg and Basel. This brings up their half century…
The Fractured Orchestra Project is a collaborative composition by members of the 550-strong Sydney Youth Orchestras, and the end result is now available online. The Fractured Orchestra is a multi-faceted creative project commissioned by the Sydney Youth Orchestras. Over 3 months in winter 2020 during the height of COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney, Australia, the musicians…