This is a really important feature from theatre critic Jane Howard, writing in The Guardian about the culture of arts criticism in Australia, the loss of “critical dialogue” and a plurality of views. It applies as much to music as it does to the theatre.
A recommended read.
Good news for music lovers who love the touch of a CD, its shimmer and the prospect of leaving an archive as a legacy for posterity. To complement the world of music streams and on-demand consumption, Universal Music Australia introduces Classics Direct – an online retailer specialising in classical and jazz music CDs, DVDs, Bluray…
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra makes its much anticipated inaugural visit to Sydney later this year, performing in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2013, the highly acclaimed orchestra directed by Maris Jansons is resident in the building of the same name in Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter. The Concertgebouw opened on April 11,…
Violin wunderkind Christian Li will release a new album, Discovering Mendelssohn on July 7. Recorded on the Decca Classics label, the first single On Wings of Song from 6 Songs op. 34 is available now.
” I must be crazy!” exclaims Sally Whitwell. Perhaps she is… just a little bit. More to the point, she’s bursting with creativity and it’s this energy that she has channelled into her latest venture – a new musical production called Cog in the Machine for which Sally has written both the libretto and the…
Deutsche Grammophon has announced a new one-stop classical music platform STAGE+ offering an extensive range of current and archived video and audio performances.
There was much anticipation and comraderie last weekend, when the Friends of Music at St James’ Church in King Street, held a soiree to lauch the 2012 subscription series presented by the Choir of St James’. The series of 6 concerts will feature the Choir and Orchestra of St James with soloists, directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones. Fans of Baroque music will be delighted as…