New strings take their bows
The Australian String Quartet has two new players.
The Australian String Quartet has two new players.
Violinist Max Richter’s ninth studio album In A Landscape is released on 6 September 2024 on the Decca label. Celebrating the release of this album, Richter will make his debut world tour which includes a visit to Australia in late February 2025.
Revered conductor and music educator Richard Gill’s memoirs Give me Excess of it will be released on October 23rd, MacMillan Australia. He talks to Matthew Westwood about the book: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/musical-memoir-to-settle-old-scores/story-fn9d2mxu-1226498845442 You can also attend a literary lunch to hear Richard Gill talk about the book at The Four Season Hotel in the city: Date: Monday 29 October 2012…
Tonight sees the opening in Sydney of Puccini’s Tosca, Opera Australia’s revival of John Bell’s production which premiered in 2013 and was seen again in 2015. The 2017 season sees US-based Romanian-born conductor Christian Badea returning to Sydney to conduct this opera. SoundsLikeSydney spoke to Christian Badea about ‘life with Tosca’ when ths production premiered in…
Max Richter has written a new piece which pays homage to Beethoven with the release of its world premiere recording on the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Beethoven – Opus 2020 is a new orchestral work was commissioned by the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, which will host the world premiere performance on the eve of the anniversary….
One spring Sunday afternoon in Sydney, just a few weeks ago, a motley conglomerate of around 100 choral singers and instrumentalists gathered with two solo singers, under the music direction of Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith, to perform in a hospital foyer. These people had never previously performed together as group. However, such was the spirit and…
Commemorating the birth centenary of the great Leonard Bernstein this week, Deutsche Grammophon has released a recording of his Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety. Unusually for a symphony, it is scored for solo piano and orchestra. In this recording Krystian Zimerman is the pianist with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. It is a…