Trio Dali reviewed

…by Peter McCallum for the Sydney Morning Herald

…by Peter McCallum for the Sydney Morning Herald
Omega Ensemble From Chamber to Charleston Thursday 17 September 7.30, City Recital Hall, Sydney. In spite of an eleventh-hour personnel change (pianist Daniel de Borah unfortunately having to withdraw from the concert, replaced by Maria Raspopova), the latest addition to Omega Ensemble’s 2015 series was a polished affair. Clarinettist David Rowden’s company of chamber music…
Spartacus The Australian Ballet Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 10 November, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Spartacus is perhaps the ultimate Soviet ballet, a spectacle of bravura dancing and athleticism, characterised by muscular gladiators and Roman soldiers executing stunning leaps and jumps. It is about as far from the romantic ‘white’ ballets as one…
ROBERT DE VISÉE Pieces for Theorbo is simply gorgeous to listen to. Its tranquility is as fitting for a 17th century court as it is for swooning on a beach or solitary introspection.
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra has a neat pairing of works by W A Mozart on its winning new album Heavenly Mozart.
Twilight Musical Dialogues: Music from Spain and South America Sally Walker, flute, Daniel Rojas-Gonzales, piano, William Carraro, violin 10 November, 2017 Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle, New South Wales Written by Joseph Asquith It was an inimitable night for music in the city of Newcastle, with the fifth concert of Twilight Musical Dialogues featuring music of Spain and South…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s production of Haydn Speaks joined the trend of redefining and re-imagining chamber music by deftly interweaving theatrical elements into the musical performance.