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2014 Gramophone Classical Music Awards
Just as Sydney is recovering from ‘Kaufmannia’ after the recent tour of Jonas Kaufmann, comes news from Gramophone Magazine that his recording…
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APRA AMCOS Announce 2014 Art Music Award Winners
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners in the 2014 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards, announced in Melbourne tonight! The awards recognise achievement in…
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Musica Viva Unveils its 2015 Season
An anniversary is a marvelous excuse for a gathering of friends, and in the case of Musica Viva’s 70th anniversary in 2015,…
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Dollhouse – New Ideas In Performing Orchestral Music
Clarinet virtuoso Martin Frost is looking to push the boundaries of the traditional performance and has created a multi-media symphonic work Dollhouse…
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Met Talks Reach Agreement
Talks at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have finally resolved the disagreements between workers and management, clearing the way for the…
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Music – It’s In The Genes
You either have it or you don’t – a recent study of 1500 pairs of twins from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute suggests that…
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Quartet For The End Of Time
Pianist Steven Osborne presents his insights into Olivier Messien’s Quartet for the End of Time, a landmark work for piano, clarinet, violin and…
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The High Cost Of Underpaying Composers
Being a composer has never been an easy career. Judging from this feature in The Guardian, things are as difficult as they…
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Drink, Drugs And Being A Classical Musician
A new Channel 4 (UK) documentary called Addicts’ Symphony to screen at the end of the month, looks a the lives of musicians…
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2014 Helpmann Award Winners Announced
Tonight, Sydney’s Capitol Theatre hosted the 2014 Helpmann Awards, recognising distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia’s live performance scene. SoundsLikeSydney congratulates…