Kissin’s Australian debut
Matthew Westwood reviews Kissin’s Sunday night Brisbane performance.
Matthew Westwood reviews Kissin’s Sunday night Brisbane performance.
To mark the 336th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, Universal Music and Classics Direct release the 19th episode of Graham Abbott’s classical music education podcast ‘Classics Unlocked’.
It’s over for another year – The Classic 100 – ABC Classic FM’s annual survey of listener favourites – which this year, compiled a list of the most popular 100 vocal works as voted in by listeners of ABC Classic FM. Topping the selections was the last movement from Beethoven’s Symphony 9, featuring the Ode to Joy,…
Gondwana Choirs invites choral educators of all ages and levels of experience to step behind the rehearsal room door and get to know their artists, their expertise and their passion for their area of specialty, in small one hour interactive zoom classes from the comfort of home. The weekly 1 hour workshops are limited to…
Omega Ensemble has released Mozart’s Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 ‘Kegelstatt’ on ABC Classic and you can listen on Apple Music, Spotify or Google Play. Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano was first performed in the home of pianist Franziska von Jacquin, with Mozart himself on viola and the famous Anton Sadler on…
Later this year a handful of young musicians from Sydney will leave for Europe to undertake post – graduate studies at various institutions. One of these is coloratura tenor Edmond Choo who is headed for London’s Royal College of Music. (See our post on his Farewell Concerts). Building a career demands a careful juggling of opportunities,…
Congratulations to conductor Carolyn Watson and the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra who have achieved third place in The American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music competition, in the high school division. Their live recording of music by Mark O’Connor marked them out from applications received from across the United States. The American Prize…