The lasting memory
An intriguing feature on how music is remembered when other aspects of memory are impaired.
An intriguing feature on how music is remembered when other aspects of memory are impaired.
The music of Philip Glass is premiered in the neart of NYC: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/arts/music/the-new-rule-at-make-music-new-york.html?_r=1&ref=music Satie’s Vexations is performed on Wall Street for 18 hours. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/arts/music/vexations-at-make-music-new-york.html?ref=music
Chamber music specialists Selby & Friends have rolled out their line-up for 2014. Pianist, founder and Artistic Director Kathy Selby, AM will perform with old friends and new, from Australia and around the world. Chameleon -like, the ensemble will morph from duos to larger ensembles to perform world premieres as well as cornerstones of the chamber repertoire with a special focus…
Opera Australia is offering first time opera goers the opportunity to enter a ballot to obtain premium reserve opera tickets at $20, making the best seats in the house more affordable than a night at the cinema! This has become possible through the generosity of Susan and Isaac Wakil, who have donated $1.5 million to…
The Australia Ensemble @UNSW, returns in 2015 with Raising Sparks, an exciting season of music curated by artistic chair Paul Stanhope. “A spark. The glimmer of something new – an idea full of infinite potential. The flame that illuminates and warms. A Catherine Wheel of delight” writes Stanhope. Highlights of the 2015 season include Beethoven’s…
Mozart’s enigmatic fantasy opera The Magic Flute has returned to the Sydney Opera House for the school holidays, presented by Opera Australia. Scroll down to see all 8 images from this visual feast of pantomime and puppetry, wrapped up in Mozart’s immortal music. All images by Branco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia.
One of the world’s leading clarinetists, Andreas Ottensamer is joined by one of the world’s leading pianists, Yuja Wang in a new release from Deutsche Grammophon, out today. The album, Blue Hour contains beautiful and deeply emotional pieces by Brahms and Mendelssohn and the virtuosic Grand Duo and Concerto by Weber. This is the debut chamber music…