Concert Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/ Dmitri Sinkovsky

Concert Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/ Dmitri Sinkovsky

Dmitri Sinkovsky with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, City Recital Hall, July 23rd, 2014. It’s not too rare for an instrumental musician to swap instrument for baton or to direct an ensemble from the instrument. However, I can’t recall any musician proficient enough in the practice of two instruments (and that includes voice), to perform both…

Possum goes for Baroque

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra opens its Glorious Baroque season this weekend with the Australian debut of Guest Director and violinist Riccardo Minasi, described by Gramophone Magazine as ‘one of the most exciting baroque violinists in the business’. Minasi brings his lyrical, tender and dramatic playing to showcase rare 16th and 17th century works one of which…