Wireless listening
Confused by the proliferation of wireless devices and listening formats?
Gramophone Magazine has published a comprehensive guide to wireless listening.
Confused by the proliferation of wireless devices and listening formats?
Gramophone Magazine has published a comprehensive guide to wireless listening.
Released last week on the Deutsche Grammophon label, Andris Nelsons, the leading conductor of his generation, takes on a full cycle of Beethoven’s eternal symphonies – directing the Vienna Philharmonic in a series of new recordings made at the historic Vienna Musikverein. These will be released in a deluxe boxed set on 5 CDs, featuring…
Our friends at Elysian Fields, Australia’s innovative electric gamba ensemble are offering readers of SoundsLikeSydney two double passes to their concert on Thursday October 10, 8.30 pm at Foundry616, 616 Harris St, Ultimo. “Electric gamba band Elysian Fields presents a uniquely configured line up of saxophone, voice/violin, electric viola da gamba, piano, bass guitar and…
Did you know….. the Estates Theatre in Prague where Don Giovanni received its premiere on October 29th 1787, conducted by Mozart himself, still stands. It puts on regular performances of the opera in much the same way it would have been performed in Mozart’s time. Outside the theatre is an ominous looking hooded statue of Il Commendatore. The …
To celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2020, Musica Viva Australia is introducing a National Chamber Music Championship (NCMC) for secondary-school-aged students with support from Creative Victoria and in partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). The annual championship will give secondary students from all over Australia the opportunity to…
Grammy Award winning New Zealand born bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu (he’s sung Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for OA in Sydney) has had to meet a new challenge – that of learning a libretto in Chinese. He talks about it in this blog. (The Grammy Award was in 2010 for Best Opera Recording Billy Budd) http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/mar/26/learning-to-sing-chinese-songs
Entries opened for the first time online this week for the prestigious 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia (SIPCA) with a revised format under its new Artistic Director, Piers Lane AO. This internationally recognised competition is open to pianists of all nationalities aged 18 to 32 and has an impressive alumni of first prize…