Gergiev breathes new life into tchaikovsky competition
The International Tchaikovsky competition held every four years in Moscow, is one of the most exacting and exalted music competitions. Inaugurated in 1958, past winners in its four categories of piano, violin, cello and voice have included Vladimir Ashkenazy and John Ogden( shared, 1962, piano), Gidon Kremer (1970, violin), Deborah Voigt (voice 1990). The XIVth International Tchaikovsky…
High Cs a breeze for this coloratura tenor!
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,…
‘mozart’s sister’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had an older sister, Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia. Nicknamed “Nannerl”, she was 5 years older than him, and by all accounts, as talented a musician. How she came to be eclipsed by her younger brother is the topic of this latest cinematic release opening in Sydney this week. Was he just too precocious,…
2011 Helpmann Awards nominees
Here’s the link to the full list of nominees for the 2011 Helpmann Awards tobe annouced at the Sydney Opera Hosue on August 1st. http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/site/_content/document/00000183-source.pdf
Special Offer on mozart at the city recital hall
The City Recital Hall has a special offer on A reserve tickets to The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Mozart Tempest, with solo fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout. (see SoundsLikeSydney post on Kristian Bezuidenhout). Programme: Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor K. 183 Mozart: Rondo for Fortepiano K. 382 Mozart: Overture to Betulia Liberata K.118 Mozart: Piano Concerto…
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…
Sir Charles Mackerras honoured in london
It’s nearly a year since the death of Sir Charles Mackerras, (17.11.25 – 14.7.10), a towering figure in the world of music whose career extended through live and recorded performances, operatic, choral and orchestral repertoire, who mentored numerous emerging talents and who was much loved by all with whom he worked. He left an incomparable…
What was the name of that track again….?
How often do you have a tune going around in your head that you know SO well…but you just can’t put a name to it. This amazing website could put an end to your sleepless nights…. The Multimedia Library’s Electronic Dictionary of Musical Themes created by Harold Barlow and Sam Morgenstern – lets you key in the…
The living violin
Concerto writing for the violin in the 21st century is alive and well with the works of these celebrated living composers listed by Gramophone magazine. http://gramophone.co.uk/editorial/ten-violin-concertos-by-living-composers …and as a sequel to its list of 21st century violin concerti, Gramophone magazine nominates its list of top 10 20th century violin concerti. http://gramophone.co.uk/editorial/top-ten-20th-century-violin-concertos