He grabbed a worldwide audience during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and has had a 40 year career at the pinnacle of performance. Sadly, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber played his final public performance on May 2nd.
A slipped disc has caused the 63-year-old musician to call an end to public performing. The Guardian reports that he has made two recordings to be released later this year and that he will chair Sistema England.
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Entries opened for the first time online this week for the prestigious 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia (SIPCA) with a revised format under its new Artistic Director, Piers Lane AO. This internationally recognised competition is open to pianists of all nationalities aged 18 to 32 and has an impressive alumni of first prize…
This somewhat heartbreaking feature in the New York Times looks at the increasing costs of maintaining a quality piano, and the disposabiity of lower end instruments: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/arts/music/for-more-pianos-last-note-is-thud-in-the-dump.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
How often have you returned to a forgotten book or piece of music only to re-discover or even uncover unrealised joys? Vexations 840 has begun a worldwide hunt for The Hunt for the Greatest Forgotten String Quartet and is inviting lovers of chamber music to have their say in a vote and help programme a…
More stunning images from Madama Butterfly, the production for 2014 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour which opens tomorrow night. Scroll down to see all four images. Images by James Morgan, courtesy Opera Australia.
This week we learnt with sadness of the death of soprano Elizabeth Connell. She thrilled audiences in Sydney and round the world with her voice and her interpretations of the great dramatic roles like Turandot, Lady Macbeth and Elektra. She sang on the most famous stages around the world – Prague, Hamburg, the Royal Opera…