Concert Review: Songs of Solitude And Solace
SoundsLikeSydney couldn’t get along to this concert but we have the link to the review by
Robert Forgács.
SoundsLikeSydney couldn’t get along to this concert but we have the link to the review by
Robert Forgács.
As the final notes of Ravel’s String Quartet faded, I wondered what might have coursed through the minds of the players in the Australian String Quartet, especially violinist Sophie Rowell and violist Sally Boud who have chosen to go their own ways from 2012. These four musicians have performed together since 2000, the last 5 years,…
Intrepid Voyagers Sydney Youth Orchestra Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music April 2, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker There is a constant undercurrent of commentary on the future of classical music and whether it can survive into the future as our attention spans shorten and audiences drift away from traditional art forms. In the…
Read the SMH review of 21 year pianist Behzod Abduraimov’s City Recital Hall concert: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/past-master-can-draw-on-exuberance-of-youth-20120327-1vweb.html
Love and Lamentations Sophia Mitchell’s Farewell Concert Ferguson Hall, St Stephen’s church Macquarie Street 24 May 2014 Mezzo-soprano Sophia Mitchell is following the well-trodden path of promising young Australian singers and in September she and her family, including a young child, will be re-locating to London. Having already obtained her first degree at the…
The young musicians of ANAM are extraordinarily gifted… Their performance is mature beyond their years and demonstrates exceptional ensemble techniques as they breathe together, articulate and phrase in sympathy. Sophie Rowell’s leadership is meticulous and a superb study in leadership.
Sydney Chamber Choir/Muffat Collective Great Hall, University of Sydney 6 October 2017 Written by Wendy McLeod The Great Hall of the University of Sydney was packed out when the Sydney Chamber Choir conducted by Roland Peelman and accompanied by the Muffat Collective, presented an early music programme of love and loss which featured madrigals by…