Concert Review: Simone Young Conducts Die Walküre/ Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House was awash with relentless cascades of Wagnerian sound as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Chief Conductor Simone Young presented a stunning concert production of Die Walküre.

Album Review: Lachlan Skipworth Altiora Peto/ ABC Classic

Altiora Peto is a new album release on the ABC Classic label containing four substantial works from Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth.

Opera Review: La Bohème/ Opera Australia Regional Tour

Opera Australia’s touring production of Puccini’s 1896 opera, La Bohème played to a packed audience at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre.

Concert Review: The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Musica Viva

The Choir of Kings College Cambridge under its Director of Music, Daniel Hyde brings its centuries old role as expert custodians of the prized English choral tradition in a program that champions the music of English composers as well as others.

Concert Review: Beethoven’s Fifth/Australian Haydn Ensemble

The Australian Haydn Ensemble completed its New South Wales and ACT tour of its Beethoven’s Fifth program in Sydney on a jubilant high with a compelling performance at Sydney’s City Recital Hall.

Concert Review: Bach – The Mind of a Genius/ Bach Akademie Australia

Easton is a force to be reckoned with as she directs her ensemble The Bach Akademie Australia, in an exploration of J.S. Bach’s genius.