future directions for symphonic music
The Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Matthew VanBeslen, discusses new ways of sustaining “classical” music. (See post on “Where To Next For Symphonic Music?”)
The Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Matthew VanBeslen, discusses new ways of sustaining “classical” music. (See post on “Where To Next For Symphonic Music?”)
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra launched its 2018 concert series at the City Recital Hall last night with an evening of superbly performed English music. Counter-tenor Maximilian Riebl joined the instrumental ensemble and the Brandenburg Choir for Thomas Tallis’ England, in which they performed music spanning four centuries and several styles. Check out the images from opening…
Deutsche Grammophon has announced a new one-stop classical music platform STAGE+ offering an extensive range of current and archived video and audio performances.
Being a composer has never been an easy career. Judging from this feature in The Guardian, things are as difficult as they ever were for career composers.
Flautist Lamorna Nightingale is a core member of Ensemble Offspring, a dynamic and popular New Music ensemble in Sydney. This Sunday, Ensemble Offspring presents Sizzle an informal presentation of a spectrum of music from art music to pop and a bit of everything in between. In this feature, Lamorna Nightingale writes of the universal appeal of…
In addition to the free nightly streamed performances, New York’s Metropolitan Opera is also presenting ticket performances from some of their greatest stars. Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak Live in Concert SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, at 1:30PM EDT (US time) Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak perform live from an outdoor terrace on the French Riviera. As…
Selby and Friends present A Feast of Rarities featuring quartets by Mozart, Dvorak, Mahler and Stanhope. They are offering two double passes to each of their concerts in Turramurra (Sunday Sept 2nd 2 pm) and the City Recital Hall (Tuesday 4th September at 7pm) to readers of SoundsLikeSydney. If you’d like to be in the running…