Review In Search of Haydn screening at the Hayden Orpheum and Roseville cinemas:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/in-search-of-haydn-20120314-1v39p.html
John Bell talks about the competition for opera from HD cinema productions:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/bell-gives-stravinsky-a-rakeover-20120315-1v82g.html
and read Peter McCallum’s review of The Song Company’s Love in Venice
Book your holiday in Hamburg! With the opening of the Elbphilharmonie, the world has a magnificent new concert hall and the line-up from resident and visiting artists is spectacular. The ‘heart’ of the Elbphilharmonie will be the 2,150 seat Great Hall with the smaller 500 seat hall available for chamber music. Not abashed to espouse ‘classical’…
SoundsLikeSydney is very excited to announce the launch of ClassicMelbourne, “a unique new site that celebrates the breadth and extent of classical music performance in Melbourne.” Congratulations ClassicMelbourne! Each month, SoundsLikeSydney and ClassicMelbourne will bring you some of the best of classical music events in our two cities in a free newsletter. There are so…
Max Richter has written a new piece which pays homage to Beethoven with the release of its world premiere recording on the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Beethoven – Opus 2020 is a new orchestral work was commissioned by the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, which will host the world premiere performance on the eve of the anniversary….
All the music results from the 2012 Sydney Eisteddfod: http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012ClassicalSingingResults.pdf http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012ChoralResults.pdf http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012PianoResults.pdf http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012InstrumentalSoloResults.pdf http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012InstGroupResults.pdf http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/uploads/2012CreativeResults.pdf
Music from the world of two iconic artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is soon to be released on CD and digital by ABC Classics. The release coincides with an exhibition of the works of these inextricably linked artists, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. From the traditional mariachi of Mexico to the…
Check out these 9 glorious images from Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata which opened in Sydney this week. Images by Branco Gaica courtesy of Opera Australia