Riccardo Chailly’s recording Brahms – The Symphonies with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was named Recording of the Year and doyen of early music Sir Neville Marriner received a special Outstanding Achievement Award, at the 2014 Gramophone Awards held at St John’s Smith Square last night.
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If you missed Omega Ensemble’s live from the Sydney Opera House, you can now watch the world premiere of Gordon Kerry’s Clarinet Quintet on-demand, broadcast from the Joan Sutherland Theatre to your living room. Composed in five movements, performers David Rowden (clarinet), Anna Da Silva Chen (violin), Tim Yu (violin), Neil Thompson (viola) and Paul…
Grab your kids, nieces, nephews and grandchildren and check out this captivating video from the Sydney Opera House, George Meets the Orchestra in which young George talks to the gifted members of the Sydney Youth Orchestra and conductor Brian Buggy OAM, as he discovers more about instruments and decides which one he is going to…
The 2017 Musica Viva Festival brings a four-day celebration of chamber music, family events, food and wine, where the world’s great performers rub shoulders with rising stars, composers and fans. Returning to the Sydney Conservatorium from 20-23 April, 2017, it offers an impressive guest list topped by legendary violinist Pinchas Zukerman, pianist Lambert Orkis and Australian…
Legendary pianist Alfred Brendel celebrated his 85th birthday on January 5, 2016. Commemorating Brendel’s life of achievements, on the 8th of January, Decca will release a 114 boxed CD set The Complete Philips Recordings – Alfred Brendel which will include recordings made for Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and EMI. This comprehensive set documents his studio albums,…
Gondwana Choirs presents Sing with Simon Carrington – a three-day rehearsal program for singers in January 2014 that includes participation in a final spectacular concert featuring Australia’s finest youth choir Gondwana Chorale. Simon Carrington, Yale University Professor Emeritus, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in music performing as a singer, double bass player and conductor. …
Musica Viva has unveiled its 2023 program and it’s a crackerjack collection of music that is new and old, traditional and innovative, elaborated with theatre, multi-sensory experiences and elements of nature.