News
‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ opens in Sydney
Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor opens in Sydney this week. The Opera Australia production has Emma Matthews in the title…
Month: September 2012
Shows
‘Ship to Shore’ with the Song Company
The Song Company’s artistic director Roland Peelman is nothing if not even handed. Regarding the ensemble’s upcoming concerts called Ship to Shore, he…
Music & Videos
Angela Hewitt interview
Angela Hewitt talks on the Fazioli piano and electronic tuning.
Reviews
Angela Hewitt reviewed
Peter McCallum reviews Angela Hewitt’s recital for the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sublime-bach-rendition-a-moving-experience-20120925-26iig.html
News
Hamburg appoints Nagano to succeed Young from 2015
The Hamburg State Opera has announced a new team to lead the company from 2015 when the contract of Simone Young comes to…
News
‘Sappho’ comes to life – Part II
Last week we published the first of a two part interview with emerging conductor Jennifer Condon whose ambition to record Sappho,…
Shows
‘The whole body listens’ – Kodo and TaikOz in concert
In an exciting collaboration, TaikOz, Australia’s premier taiko ensemble, joins Kodo, one of Japan’s best known drumming ensemble for a national Australian concert tour, featuring Grand…
News
Learn to play the Taiko drum!
TaikOz complement their Sydney concerts this week with long weekend workshops in the art of Japanese drumming. The 90 minute long workshops…
Shows
Kuss brings life to rare and new chamber repertoire
The Berlin based Kuss Quartet joined by Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic, Naoko Shimizu, continues its national tour with a second concert in Sydney,…
News
The genius of Gould
For some, the names of JS Bach and Glenn Gould are inextricably linked. As we commemorate Gould’s birth anniversary on September 25th…