All Things Australian

Listening to all the music that creates the rich fusion of Australian sound, here’s William Barton – didjeridu player, performing the music of Matthew Hindson with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Who knew he could sing?!

Listening to all the music that creates the rich fusion of Australian sound, here’s William Barton – didjeridu player, performing the music of Matthew Hindson with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Who knew he could sing?!
Listen to what the brilliant harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani has to say about the Holy Grail of the keyboard repertoire – JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and his recent recording of this work for Deutsche Grammophon.
During their November tour, the Seraphim Trio will be joined by violist Martin Alexander, in a program featuring masterworks by Haydn, Mozart and Dvořák. Concert information.
Sergei Rachmaninov, born April 1, 1873. Lush! Evgeny Kissin performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davies.
SoundsLikeSydney has a special offer for its readers! If you’d like to enter the draw for you own copy of this brilliant recording, email [email protected] before 5 pm on Friday May 17th with the subject heading ‘Elgar’ . We have 5 copies to give away – good luck!! American cellist Alisa Weilerstein’s recording of the cello…
Listen to Italian Baroque violinist Stefano Montanari play L’estate (Summer) from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. He appears as soloist and guest director with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in July.
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson has recorded both of Brahms’ piano concerti with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka. The 2 CD set from Deutsche Grammophon on the MSO Live Series, is scheduled for release on July 19th. In this video he gives a brief account of what to listen for in music.