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Scarlatti’s Steinways At Melbourne – New On Move Records
Scarlatti’s Steinways at Melbourne is a new release on Move Records, featuring Professor Ian Holtham performing 23 of Domenico Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas on the Steinway pianos of Melbourne Conservatorium.
Matt Ottley’s New Multi-Modal Release
Prize-winning author, illustrator and composer Matt Ottley’s latest creation ‘The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness’ is a powerful, large-scale, multi-modal project weaving together the worlds of literature, music and visual art in the poignant story of one boy’s journey into mental illness.
Performance Opportunities At The Electronic Music Conference
Shout out to all musicians in the electronic media! The Australian Music Centre is offering performance opportunities at the Electronic Music Conference, Sydney, April 2022.
New Vocal Consort Castalia Aims To Inspire
Sydney has a new vocal ensemble Castalia, which makes its debut this weekend.
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes Release New Album Of Grieg Songs
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes, the two prodigiously gifted Norwegian artists who have risen to the top of the classical music world, have collaborated for the first time on a new album of Edvard Grieg songs now released on Decca Classics.
Sydney International Piano Competition Announces Competition Winner
The Sydney International Piano Competition has announced that composer/pianist Colin Spiers has won its new competition for Australian composers, Composing the Future.
Latest reviews
Concert Review: An American In Paris
An American in Paris has opened its Sydney season and it’s an intoxicating hit. Who could ask for anything more?!
Concert Review: Haydn’s Creation/Australian Haydn Ensemble
The Australian Haydn Ensemble celebrated its tenth anniversary with a with a resplendent performance of Josef Haydn’s 1798 hero oratorio, The Creation, in collaboration with exceptional vocal soloists, an augmented ensemble of period and replica instruments and the Sydney Chamber Choir, all under the direction of Roland Peelman.