In his latest album Mozart & Contemporaries, Icelandic pianist of Víkingur Ólafsson presents some of his favourite Mozart keyboard works in the company of pieces by a selection of the composer’s leading contemporaries.
Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba ensemble, broadcasts on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall (MDCH) in a program that draws on its second CD, FIKA (pron. ‘fee-ka’) of features Scandinavian folk music and jazz along with original music inspired by the Far North.
Sydney Youth Orchestras in conjunction with Create NSW Sydney Youth Orchestras announces that the inaugural winner of the Conductor NSW Orchestral (Early Career) Fellowship is Mr Leonard Weiss.
Sydney-based Omega Ensemble has today announced the appointment of Mr Rory Jeffes as incoming Chair.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti will release a new album, Baroque, on the Decca Classics label on 16 July. This is the first album that the Grammy Award- winning Benedetti has released on a period set-up, including gut strings. She is joined by a leading group of freelance baroque musicians, forming the inaugural Benedetti Baroque Orchestra.
The capabilities of a trained voice are often not fully understood by composers, and few opportunities exist to work with skilled experienced solo singers. Halcyon ‘s ‘First Stones 2021’ workshops are, an intensive opportunity to discover more about the voice and its capabilities.
The breathtaking score to Henry IV by Paul Bremen now appears in soundtrack form on the new digital album HENRY IV: A SYMPHONIC SUITE, available on Bandcamp from 6 June, to coincide with the release of the production on video. Profits go to Paul Bremen, the other artists involved and to Streamed Shakespeare, as they prepare their next exciting venture at the cutting edge of international online theatre!
Create NSW is calling for expressions of interest for the UK/Australia Season, with up to $500,000 up for grabs to support NSW arts companies and organisations to share their works to the UK in 2022.
The Sydney International Piano Competition (The Sydney) will go digital in 2021, with 32 competitors from 14 countries vying for top honours in the world-renowned event
