There are changes afoot in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, aimed at improving the acoustic. More at:
What’s the obsession with expecting musicians to have the stamina of an athlete, the technique of the possessed and the looks of a deity?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/making-beautiful-music/story-fn9n8gph-1226416992126
Review the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s current touring programme:
Soprano Isabella Moore, 23, from New Zealand was awarded the Marianne Mathy Scholarship for 2014, awarded by the IFAC Australian Singing Competition. Performing with the Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra conducted by Maestro Johannes Fritzsch and competing with four other sopranos in the finals of the competition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music last weekend,…
Celebrate the festive season with a special show Voices of Angels: The Twelve Days of Christmas with Gondwana Choirs. Directed by Sam Allchurch and with Helena Rathbone leading the Voives of Angels Orchestra, the singers will present a rich programme of new Australian seasonal works alongside the classics. If you would like the chance to win a…
The Beethoven commemorations continue with a new release on 6 March, by celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder. Buchbinder has released his first album on Deutsche Grammophon, a new series of works based on Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations. Buchbinder first recorded the Diabelli Variations early in his career. This time, he has invited…
Kathy Evans of the Sydney Morning Herald reports on the memoirs of Richard Gill: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/students-the-winners-as-gill-denied-his-concert-dream-20121111-296bh.html
The legendary Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich has withdrawn from her visit to Sydney when she was to have performed with the Sydney Symphohy Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. In a statement to Sydney audiences, Argerich said: “Dear Sydney public, I am terribly sorry to disappoint you and my dearest friend and lifetime musical partner Charles Dutoit…
He is only the 7th conductor in the 126 year history of what is regarded as the best orchestra in the world. Now, after 10 years as its chief conductor and leading the orchestra on a world tour to celebrate its 125th anniversary – a tour which included the orchestra’s first visit to Sydney- Mariss…