Filming hits the wrong note with pianist Zimmerman
Pianist Krystian Zimmerman made a point about audience filming during recitals at a recent performance in Germany.
Click here to read the article from the BBC.
Similar Posts
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Features in Bond Movie
Premiering in Sydney tonight is the eagerly anticipated new James Bond film Spectre – and the soundtrack has a very special Sydney connection. The film uses a track from a recording of Vivaldi’s music, made in Sydney in 2000 by German countertenor Andreas Scholl and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, conducted by its Artistic Director Paul Dyer. The track…
Christian Badea on Tosca
Tonight sees the opening in Sydney of Puccini’s Tosca, Opera Australia’s revival of John Bell’s production which premiered in 2013 and was seen again in 2015. The 2017 season sees US-based Romanian-born conductor Christian Badea returning to Sydney to conduct this opera. SoundsLikeSydney spoke to Christian Badea about ‘life with Tosca’ when ths production premiered in…
Update on the ‘Ring’
Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s update on the Melbourne Ring cycle in The Australian.
Vexations 840 – a brave new venture
Vexations 840 is about pushing boundaries. Giving a new enterprise this name may seem like asking for trouble, but the people behind this venture are inviting challenge. One of these is Lyle Chan, music producer and composer who describes Vexations 840 as “a classical music enterprise” that will speak to core classical audiences. Vexations 840…
Album Release: Monteverdi: The Other Vespers/ I Fagiolini
This year marks the 450th birth anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi, baptised on May 15, 1567 in SS Nazaro e Celso, Brescia. The precocious young Monteverdi published his first collection, the three – part Sacrae cantiunculae at the age of 15 presaging a prolific output of operas and madrigals and sacred music. Monteverdi’s name is synonymous with the collection…
ARIA Awards 2017 Fine Arts Winners Announced
Earlier today, the winners of the 2017 ARIA Awards for Fine Arts were announced at a ceremony held at the Art Gallery of NSW. Congratulations to all the winners! Here they are: Best Classical Album – Slava Grigoryan for Bach: Cello Suites Volume 1 released by ABC Classics/Universal Music. Best Jazz Album – James Morrison,…