Vale Christopher Hogwood
Early music pioneer and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood has died.
Early music pioneer and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood has died.
Soprano Michelle Ryan, winner of the 2019 German-Australian Opera Grant was to have travelled to Wiesbaden, Germany, in June this year, as her prize, to train and perform with the Hessisches Staatstheater. The COVID-19 pandemic placed a cruel stop to these plans and Michelle is patiently biding her time until she can travel to Wiesbaden,…
Shout out to all musicians in the electronic media! The Australian Music Centre is offering performance opportunities at the Electronic Music Conference, Sydney, April 2022.
Controversy erupted with previews of Benjamin Britten’s latest biography written by the Australian born conductor and scholar , Paul Kildea and published by Penguin. Gramophone magazine has a podcast of Paul Kildea talking to interviewer James Jolly about this major project. http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/benjamin-britten-%E2%80%93-by-his-latest-biographer-paul-kildea
Congratulations to two outstanding Australian musicians have been recognised in the Australia Day Honours for 2016! Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra since 2001, Dr Nicholas Milton, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the arts, particularly to classical orchestral music performance, as…
When: Wed Dec 16, 2020 Time: 8.30 pm Where: Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Bach Akademie Australia will present their third concert, Weihnachtsfreude on the stage of Melbourne Digital Concert Hall on Wednesday December 16 at 8.30pm in conjunction with presenting partner the National Art School. Join the Bach Akademie Australia for a program of Christmas…
This week, conductor Benjamin Northey makes his debut with Opera Australia, taking the rostrum for the company’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (K527). Northey spoke to SoundsLikeSydney whilst preparing for this major undertaking – preparation which has involved rehearsing with the incoming cast, assisting Mark Wigglesworth (who conducted the opening performances), being his ‘ears’ in…