Takács Quartet violinist Edward Dusinberre will conduct a masterclass for Musica Viva at Sydney’s Customs House.
Musica Viva Masterclasses aim to give some of Australia’s finest young musicians the opportunity to work with some of the world’s finest chamber musicians. This masterclass is open to students, music teachers and audiences of all ages.
Tickets: $20 (Adults), $5 (Teachers/Students)
Stethoscopes are downed for strings – and other orchestral instruments when Musicus Medicus, the NSW Doctors Orchestra presents its annual concert featuring a spectrum of familiar and popular music that has made the journey from ballet stages and movie screens to concert halls. The programme ranges from John Williams’ Star Wars Suite to Tchaikovsky’s Suite…
Join pianist Chris Cartner when he performs this collection of dramatic and passionate masterpieces which are legacies to the era of the great Russian Romantics. Russia’s frozen landscapes ignited warmth in the heart of Tchaikovsky, inspiring hugely emotional music which paved the way for the Romantic revolution in his homeland. Rachmaninoff’s popular solo piano works…
Ensemble Vinifera performs in the popular Prelude in Tea series at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney with The Female of the Species, highlighting the work of women composers spanning the early 19th century through to the present day. The featured work is Ensemble Vinifera’s first commissioned work from Sydney composer Jessica Wells. Vinifera will also be…
Next year, Opera Australia presents King Roger by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937). Get the story behind this rarely performed opera when the Sydney Opera Society presents a talk by Dr David Schwartz on this 20th century masterpiece. Opera Australia’s presentation in January 2017, is a co-production from the Royal Opera Covent Garden, directed by Kasper Holten….
Lisa Stewart, violinist with the Acacia Quartet has a second string to her bow – quite literally. Lisa is not only a member of Acacia but also a successful illustrator. Right now, she’s putting the finishing touches to a series of illustrations for Esmeralda Tintner’s Play Me A Story…The Nutcracker and rehearsing for 4 performances of this charming…
The Sydney Consort invites you to a concert of Irish tunes blending with classical flavour and interspersed with delightful works by composers from the Emerald Isle. The rhythm of the Irish jig, charismatic harmony and the sounds of the celtic harp will combine in traditional and classical music from Ireland. The ensemble for this concert comprises Nadia…