Ukrainian bass-baritone Andrei Bondarenko in his Cardiff Singer of the World final in 2011. He won the competition’s Song Prize.
You can hear him in Sydney this weekend with the Sydney Symphony, singing the role of Yeletsky in a concert version of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Queen of Spades’
Commissioned by Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven, Beethoven-Opus 2020 was written by Max Richter to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. In this video, Richter explains his thinking behind this brilliant new piece, set for album release and live stream launch by Deutsche Grammophon on 17-18 December, 2020. Read more.
Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, Guest Artist with the ACO2 this month, talks about his recording of the Cello Symphonies by Britten and Prokofiev.
Strictly speaking, we only get to celebrate Rossini’s birth anniversary every 4 years. Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born on February 29th 1792 (d 1868). He had a reputation as a bon vivant as you can tell from his portraits –but found the time to compose 39 operas – which are still amongst the most often performed…
From September 1973 – Sir Charles Mackerras conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
A visual interpretation of Max Richter’s reworking of Vivadi’s The Four Seasons.
Smörgåsbord! Music from Sweden is the latest CD release from The Marais Project, a collection of deeply whimsical and expertly performed old and new music from Sweden arranged for voice and four early instruments. As well as being a recording project, it’s a journey through history for two of its musicians, Jennifer Eriksson and Tommie…