News
New Arrangements of Old Masterpieces
Last week, SoundsLikeSydney reviewed a concert by the Australian Haydn Ensemble which included important transcriptions of two major works for smaller ensembles.…
Month: October 2014
News
A New Chief Conductor for The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, reputedly the world’s best, has announced that the Milan born Daniele Gatti will take up the position of…
Shows
Ensemble Offspring Showcases Graduates Of Hatched Academy
Ensemble Offspring is joined by two outstanding young musicians, Jeremy Rose and Callum G’Froerer in concert celebrating the culmination of the inaugural…
Shows
The Sydney Consort: Fandango – Memories of Old Spain
The Sydney Consort invites you for a night of exciting Spanish early music celebrating La Música Española! Many composers from Catalonia, Aragon, Castile –…
News
2014 ARIA Fine Arts Winners Announced
The 2014 ARIA Fine Arts Awards were announced earlier today. Congratulations to ABC Classics which won all four of the Fine Arts…
Reviews
Concert Review: Gazpacho Andaluz/The Renaissance Players
Gazpacho Andaluz The Renaissance Players, The Great Hall, Sydney University, October 5th, 2014 A shot of gazpacho was the perfect antidote to…
News
Quiz: Who Really Wrote These Famous Pieces of Music?
Who wrote Greensleeves? And where does the opening theme of The Rite of Spring come from? Some interesting revelations in this quiz…
News
Nominees For The 2014 ARIA Best Classical Album Fine Arts Awards
Nominees for the 28th annual ARIA Awards have been announced and we have the list of contenders for the title of Best…
Shows
Smiles And Crabb In Concert
Trinity Grammar School’s Society of the Arts proudly presents an evening of music-making with classical accordionist James Crabb. James will be joined for…
Music & Videos
The Magic Flute Anniversary
Mozart’s fantastical singspiel The Magic Flute premiered on September 30th 1791 at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. According to Operabase, The Magic…