Continuing its Homecasts this week, the Australian Chamber Orchestra presents violinist Maja Savnik in ‘The Balkan Express’ a quirky and stirring tribute to her Balkan heritage, filmed from her Sydney home. “I created this video as an homage to my former homeland of Yugoslavia and as a way of sharing our culture, but also with the intention of making people smile and remember that we’re all in this together” she says.
Arrebato Ensemble performs a uniquely Australian contemporary flamenco sound in an east coast tour that coincides with the release on August 10 of its third studio album Sofia’s Dream. Arrebato in Spanish means “a sudden and intense burst of emotion.” Led by best friends and long-time musical collaborators, flamenco guitarist Greg Alfonzetti and Damian de Boos-Smith…
Christ Church St Laurence presents its annual Orchestral Mass, which this year, commemorates the church’s dedication 170 years ago in 1845. In celebration, the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, St Laurence Orchestra and organist Peter Jewkes, all under the director of Neil McEwan, present Beethoven’s Mass in C together with the joyous shout that…
Daniel Barenboim, the acclaimed Argentine-Israeli conductor and classical music legend will lead an exclusive Australian appearance of the distinguished German orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin, in Sydney this November. One of the world’s most celebrated conductors and revered concert pianists, Barenboim’s unparalleled expertise with Romantic-era orchestral repertoire will captivate audiences over three extraordinary nights in the…
At 9 25 pm Sunday 20th October, ABC TV1 will screen Autopsy On a Dream – The Making of the Sydney Opera House. ‘For the first time on Australian TV, the controversial 1968 BBC film Autopsy On A Dream, thought lost for 45 years. Includes a new prologue The Dream Of Perfection to mark…
In September the Sirius Chamber Ensemble with guest artist soprano Taryn Srhoj co-presents A Portrait Concert – The Music of Alan Holley a concert which celebrates Sydney composer Alan Holley’s 60th birthday. The programme features a retrospective of Holley’s works and other music which has had a profound influence on the composer’s career. The programme: Lutoslawski – Dance…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents soprano Celeste Lazarenko in a concert of soprano solos directed by harpsichord virtuoso Dr Erin Helyard. Unfortunately, due to illness, soprano Taryn Fiebig can no longer perform for the AHE’s “Haydn & Hasse” tour in Canberra, Bowral and Sydney between the 24th – 27th of September. Celesete and the ensemble will present…