Jonas Kaufmann In Concert – The Night The Audience Wouldn’t Go Home

Jonas Kaufmann In Concert – The Night The Audience Wouldn’t Go Home

Jonas Kaufmann, In Concert, August 10, 2014,  Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. It was an evening to cherish. Presented by Opera Australia, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann gave his Australian debut, in concert at the Sydney Opera House, and the audience wouldn’t go home. I admit to certain reservations about this event. Was a recital of…

Concert Review: Classical Pioneers/ orchestra seventeen88

Concert Review: Classical Pioneers/ orchestra seventeen88

orchestra seventeen88 The Chapel of Santa Sabina College, Strathfield 9 August 2014   The launch of a new orchestra is always a risky business.  Three years ago the Orchestra Romantique was formed for historically informed performances of music of the Romantic period but it gave only a few performances before its disappearance at the end…

CD Review: Compassion – Nigel Westlake/Lior/Sydney Symphony Orchestra

CD Review: Compassion – Nigel Westlake/Lior/Sydney Symphony Orchestra

 Compassion/Nigel Westlake/Lior Sydney Symphony Orchestra ABC Classics 481 0678  First published in March 2014, this review is being re-published in the light of the nomination of  ‘Compassion’ by Nigel Westlake and Lior, for Orchestral Work of the Year in the APRA AMCOS Australian Music Centre Art Music Awards for 2014. In October 2013, composer Nigel Westlake was awarded the…