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‘Six of the best’ with The Marais Project: picture gallery

The Marais Project, the Sydney based viol ensemble, directed by Jennifer Eriksson presents it’s first concert for 2013 on Thursday April 11th. Click here for concert information Check out these images of the performers as they rehearse. They’re not just enjoying themselves, but they’re also showcasing their wonderful instrumental technique.      
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Rare violins on display in Sydney

  From April 2-7, 2013,  25 rare violins go on display at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as part of Musica Viva’s bi-ennial festival. Amongst these is a 1732 instruments made by Carlo Bergonzi, 18th century luthier who learnt his skills from Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari. This violin was owned by Sydney violinist Carl Pini for nearly 30 years….
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Recovered Violin a Fiddle

A Stradivarius violin valued at £1.2 million and stolen from a London railway station in 2010 was thought to have been recovered. However, things are not what they seem to be as David Ng reports in the Los Angeles Times: Click here to read.
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Latest reviews

Elina Granca ‘Romantique’ CD review – simply glorious

Listening to Elīna Garanča’s latest CD is a supremely gratifying experience. Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG 479 0071), Romantique is a collection of 9 opera arias performed by the Latvian lyric mezzo – soprano with the Filharmonica del Tetro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Yves Abel. The arias on this CD (her 5th solo album), are owned by heroines of…

CD review: ‘Sappho’ the opera by Peggy Glanville-Hicks

The eagerly anticipated world premiere recording of Peggy Glanville-Hick’s opera Sappho, with libretto by Lawrence Durrell, is at last on the shelves, timed to perfection with the centenary of the composer’s birth on December 29th 2012 (d 25th June 1990). The 2 CD set released by Toccata Classics is a recording of the complete opera…