Category: Reviews

 Beethoven’s Seventh – Omega Ensemble  Lisa Osmialowski (flute), Alex Fontaine (oboe), Matthew Bubb (oboe), David Rowden (clarinet), John Lewis (clarinet), Ben Hoadley…

“Oh, we’re your real opera buffs! Give us tunes that we can hum!” So plead the Lyricists in the prologue of Prokofiev’s…

Carmen – Georges Bizet Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, June 16, 2016   The neon colours of Vivid…

‘The Italian’/ The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO)/ Michael Wray, principal horn/Sarah-Grace Williams, conductor Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo 11 June 2016 Written by…

It was a novel idea for a sleepover – a live, all-night performance by Max Richter, of his album Sleep. For eight…

Vienna Salon, Australian Haydn Ensemble Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House May 31, 2016 The Australian Haydn Ensemble demonstrated its flair for skilled…

Sydney Chamber Choir, Jonathan Grieves- Smith guest conductor Dixit Dominus City Recital Hall, May 28, 2016 The two giants of the Baroque…

Master and Pupil – The Marais Project  Jennifer Eriksson – director and viola da gamba/ James Fraser – actor and writer/ Belinda Montgomery – soprano/ Tommie…

The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell CON OPERA Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium Saturday 14 May 2016 Purcell’s stage works can present substantial difficulties for…

Norwegian-born composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo has released a new CD on the Decca Classics label (478 8689), Ola Gjeilo, featuring music for…