News
Claire Edwardes On Twenty Years Of Ensemble Offspring
It was the year that the ANZAC bridge was opened to traffic; Telecom Australia became Telstra, Paul Keating was Prime Minister and…
Month: October 2015
News
Shaun Lee-Chen Appointed Concertmaster Of Australian Brandenburg Orchestra For 2016
Perth-based violinist Shaun Lee-Chen has been appointed Concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for 2016. In announcing the appointment, Paul Dyer, Artistic…
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Jessica Pratt Debuts As Semiramide
This month Australian soprano Jessica Pratt will make her debut in one of Gioacchino Rossini’s most challenging soprano parts in the title role…
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Samuel Sakker Profile
Sydney born tenor Samuel Sakker begins his second year on the Jette Parker Young Artist programme at the Royal Opera in Covent…
Reviews
CD Review: Pictures At An Exhibition/ Simon Tedeschi
On his new recording Pictures at an Exhibition for ABC Classics, pianist Simon Tedeschi combines two works from the Russian piano repertoire…
Shows
Palace Cinema Opera Series: The Marriage Of Figaro
Sydney opera lovers were delighted by Sir David McVicar’s production of The Marriage of Figaro for Opera Australia seen earlier this year.…
Shows
Richard Gill To Deliver 2015 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address
The 2015 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address is to be delivered by the eminent Music Director, Conductor Emeritus and Artistic Director Richard Gill, OAM. Richard…
News
The Fascination Of Shostakovich
A super feature on Shostakovich by David Fanning in Gramophone Magazine.
News
Ricochet – Ping Pong Concerto
There has been a Concerto for Turntable (by Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei) and John Cage has played on amplified cactus and…
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Stravinsky Complete Edition
The entire works of Igor Stravinsky have been compiled onto a 30 CD collection Stravinsky Complete Edition for release on October 16…