The American Brass Quintet will conduct a masterclass in conjunction with Musica Viva and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Admission is free and no booking is required.
Information:1800 688 482 or visit musicaviva.com.au/masterclasses
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble focuses on the music of composers who worked under the communist regimes in the former Soviet Union. Their creativity flourished despite the repressive environment in which they lived and despite heavy censorship, fear of deportation or death, composers in this period produced some of the most profound music of the…
Opera Australia celebrates its 150th performance of the stunningly beautiful production of Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly. Opera Australia acknowledges this milestone with a special performance on Wednesday 25 February, 2015 at which 150 students will have the opportunity to see Madama Butterfly for 150 cents each with no booking fee. To book, students need to go to either Opera Australia’s…
Fortepiano virtuoso Kristian Bezuidenhout returns to Sydney to perform with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in a programme of music titled Mozart’s Fortepiano. Music Director of the ensemble, Paul Dyer, AO is looking forward to a rare opportunity to hear his ensemble from the audience as Kristian will lead the orchestra from the keyboard. Kristian is…
The Sydney Consort invites you for a night of exciting Spanish early music celebrating La Música Española! Many composers from Catalonia, Aragon, Castile – León and other Spanish regions have written Spanish instrumental music, defined by fierce passion and hypnotic rhythms. The Sydney Consort warmly welcomes two outstanding musicians who are joining the ensemble for the first time –…
Opera star Emma Matthews, soprano, performs a programme of Mozart arias with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Umberto Clerici and led by Andrew Haveron. The orchestra will also perform stand-alone orchestral works by Schubert. One of Australia’s most beloved performers and brightest opera stars, Emma Matthews’ versatility, charisma and exquisite coloratura soprano are the…
A new production of Bizet’s bewitching opera Carmen, captured live during the European summer from the stage amidst the impressive ruins at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, screens in Sydney this weekend. Created by the exciting Latin director Valentina Carrasco of La Fura dels Baus, sets Bizet’s tale of the passionate yet destructive love…