SBS TV broadcasts Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova this Saturday afternoon. Directed and designed by Robert Carsen, this production from the Teatro Real in Madrid stars Finnish soprano Karita Mattila in the title role and is conducted by Czech conductor Jirí Bélohlávek.
From France, in Czech, English subtitles.
Pianist Piers Lane, one of the world’s greats, will be on tour nationally with a programme of works by Chopin. In Sydney there will be two concerts, one at the City Recital Hall and the other in Penrith. Called Chopin by Candlelight, Piers Lane will play a selection of Chopin’s achingly beautiful music in the mystical…
Add some spark to your day with the Australia Ensemble’s free lunchtime concert series. Join one of Sydney’s finest chamber ensembles, resident at the University of New South Wales, for a program of sumptuous music from the old to the new, including Haydn’s Flute Quartet in D, Sculthorpe’s String quartet no. 8 and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite (arr….
The St Mary’s Singers under the direction of Simon Nieminski with Gareth Baard at the grand organ, present Songs of Praise, a concert featuring Elgar’s Te Deum and Benedictus Op. 34 and a selection of choral anthems, including How lovely are thy dwellings by Brahms and Jubilate by Stanford. Tickets: $30 A Reserve, $25 general…
Two of the world’s finest guitarists bring their first collaborative tour to Sydney on Monday February 25th, when they perform at City Recital Hall, Angel Place. This is the first tour in the Musica Viva International Concert Season, which has seen Karin Schaupp and Pavel Steidl travelling around Australia since mid February. They will perform a…
Two of Australia’s vibrant young instrumental soloists, Jonathan Henderson and Emily Granger, create an enchanting combination of flute and harp in a classical recital celebrating the rich heritage of Spain’s national dances and folk music. Spanish Souvenirs is a sixty-minute chamber music recital of colourful music by Ibert, Ravel, Marais, Chabrier, De Falla and Bizet,…
The Sydney Baroque Music Festival turns five in 2018 and in February, will present a concert of ‘Musical Pilgrims.’ The festival returns to Sydney after a week-long residency at Bundanon Trust, NSW, mentored by The Muffat Collective. The SBMF is an entirely student-driven initiative bringing together young musicians from all over Australia who share a passion…