A Stradivarius violin valued at £1.2 million and stolen from a London railway station in 2010 was thought to have been recovered. However, things are not what they seem to be as David Ng reports in the Los Angeles Times:
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Chamber vocal ensemble Halcyon has a new project underway. Kingfisher, Songs for Halcyon is a seminal commissioning project to celebrate and indeed commemorate 15 years of music making by Australia’s leading ensemble for contemporary vocal chamber music. In the decade and a half since its inception, Halcyon has undertaken performing, commissioning, recording and maintained a strong presence in the Australian new…
Musica Viva has announced its 2019 line-up of international touring artists, morning concerts, masterclasses, educational and mentoring programmes, festivals and composers’ programmes – and it’s a feast of some of the best in chamber music form around the world. Musica Viva, Australia’s oldest independent professional performing arts organisation opens its 2019 season in February with…
Wagner specialist conductor Christian Thielemann’s reading of the complete Ring Cycle at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2011 was recognised as one of the greatest Wagnerian events of recent times. On August 2nd, Deutsche Grammophon releases a recording of this performance as a boxed set of 14 CDs of the four Ring operas and 2 DVDs featuring four…
Hearty congratulations to Musica Viva CEO Mary Jo Capps who last week was awarded the degree of Doctor of Visual and Performing Arts honoris causa by the University of Melbourne, in recognition of her extensive contribution to music and the University. This is the highest honour that the university can bestow. Professor Barry Conyngham, Dean of the Faculty of VCA&MCM said,…
More reasons to celebrate Rossini’s birth anniversary: Petite Messe Solennelle conducted by Riccardo Chailly Joyce DiDonato performing “Tanti affetti”, from Donna del Lago. William Tell Overture Riccardo Muti conducts the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala.
Available from today, Angela Gheorghiu has released a new album on Decca, titled PLAISIR D’AMOUR. This 23-track album is an Art Song lovers delights and features rare and classic songs never before recorded by Gheorghiu who has won five Gramophone Awards, twice received Female Artist of the Year from the Classic Brits, and in 2018,…