Latest news
World premiere broadcast of ‘Sappho’
Peggy Glanville-Hicks. There’s news of a historic event Australian music from conductor Jennifer Condon who has revived Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ forgotten opera Sappho: She says: “Greetings from Hamburg! Prior to the Australian release of the world premiere recording, Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Sappho is being broadcast on ABC Classic FM’s Sunday Opera programme. (November 4th at 7pm) If you do…
Nicola Benedetti avoids the crossover and stays current
You may not have noticed, but a famous violinist slipped in and out of Sydney this week. She has promised to return ‘soon’ so we can hear her at her craft. Twenty five year old Nicola Benedetti was this year named ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the Classical Brit Awards. Born in Scotland of…
The 2012 Peggy-Glanville Hicks address: Michael Kieran Harvey speaks
Pianist Michael Kieran Harvey has delivered the 2012 Peggy-Glanville Hicks address, calling for more funding for Australian music, Australian musicians and better music education in the school system. The Australian Music Centre’s Resonate magazine reports: Click here to read
The 2013 Sydney Festival!
The 2013 Sydney Festival is launched!! http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2013/
A long wait for this weill
A New York collector has discovered music by Kurt Weill, lost for nearly 70 years. Rather than being a boon, it became a millstone around his neck. Click here to read
Alina Ibragimova interview
Tom Service of The Guardian interviews brilliant 27 year old violinist Alina Ibragimova, describing her “trademark wildly imaginative playing, with its combination of unleashed energy and historical awareness”. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/oct/18/alina-ibragimova-violinist-rawness-energy
Latest reviews
The ACO with Ashkar and Dean
Harriet Cunningham reviews the ACO’s Trout Quintet/Quartet for the End of Time concert: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/urgent-intense-and-inspirational-20120715-223zx.html
The Good, the Bad and the Awkward – A new recording from Sally Whitwell
Researching the material for her new album, The Good, the Bad and the Awkward I imagine pianist Sally Whitwell reclining in an armchair in front of her television with a box of truffles and a magnum of French champagne slaving her way through dozens of movie classics. She admits that researching this project, was ‘too much fun’. The Good, the Bad and the Awkward is a…