Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the youngest knight ever created? And what did the adult knights think of the appointment?!
Today’s The Australian reports on Vatican documents dating back to 1770 in which Pope Clement XIV awarded Mozart the Chivalric Order of the Golden Spur. More at…
Review In Search of Haydn screening at the Hayden Orpheum and Roseville cinemas: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/in-search-of-haydn-20120314-1v39p.html John Bell talks about the competition for opera from HD cinema productions: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/bell-gives-stravinsky-a-rakeover-20120315-1v82g.html and read Peter McCallum’s review of The Song Company’s Love in Venice http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/irresistible-allure-of-sensuality-with-a-light-original-approach-20120315-1v82u.html
Check out these sumptuous images from virtuoso mandolin player Avi Avital’s opening night in Sydney with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall. Our reviewer Larry Turner was there and said the auditorium “was colourfully lit, strewn with candles and with Middle-Eastern lamps suspended above the stage to evoke what Paul Dyer described…
Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic “smoked it” in their live recordings of Dvořák’s final three symphonies for Deutsche Grammophon.
Sydney Chamber Choir performs Ross Edwards’ beautiful Hymnus ante somnum (Hymn before sleep) in the second installment of its six week digital season. The choir has enjoyed a close connection with the eminent Australian composer throughout its 46 years. Edwards has composed prolifically in most musical genres and continues to be sought after for new…
Sydney is buzzing with the 90 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra about to blitz the stage this weekend. All of them have, at some point in their career called Australia home. They now work with elite ensembles all around the world. Rehearsals have been full swing and in amongst the orchestral glitterati, are four…
Congratulations to 24-year-old Filipe Manu, tenor, from New Zealand who last Saturday won the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarship (The Mathy) and was judged the overall winner of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Held at the Concert Hall, The Concourse Chatswood, five emerging singers vied for almost $200,000 in prizes and opportunities. Filipe’s award-winning performance of Pastorello…