Concert Review: Dances of Passion/ The Song Company
A musically diverse programme featuring four fine young singers and two accomplished pianists.
Album Review: Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin/ Greco/ Helyard/ ABC Classic
What better enjoyment can you have… than sitting comfortably in your favourite armchair listening to David Greco and Erin Helyard and their elegant CD, Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin.
Concert Review: Prussian Quartets/ Australian Haydn Ensemble
Australian Haydn Ensemble/Prussian Quartets City Recital Hall, 14 March. Chamber music of Classical refinement and elegance, was the theme in the Australian Haydn Ensemble’s presentation of Prussian Quartets, string quartets by Ignaz Pleyel, W A Mozart and F J Haydn, composers linked inextricably in history. Performed live in Sydney, the concert was also streamed on…
Concert Review: Paul Stanhope: A New Requiem/ Sydney Chamber Choir
It was a joy to be present at the Sydney Chamber Choir’s ‘Paul Stanhope: A New Requiem’ for a celebration of exemplary Australian choral music and performance.
Album Review: Moonlight Reflections / Stacey Alleaume
Soprano Stacey Alleaume’s debut album ‘Moonlight Reflections’ is inspired by French Art Song and is available in late March 2021.
Concert Review: Diana Doherty & Streeton Trio
Under the auspices of Musica Viva, Sydney oboe player Diana Doherty was joined by the Streeton Trio comprising violinist Emma Jardine, cellist Umberto Clerici and pianist Benjamin Kopp in an hour-long, interval-free recital performing music by Martinů, Skipworth and Mendelssohn.
Concert Review: a rose upon a thorn/Choir of St James’
The choir has returned to performance after the COVID hiatus sounding better than before.
Opera Review: Das Rheingold/ Melbourne Opera/ Melbourne Digital Concert Hall/
Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner Melbourne Opera/Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Livestream, Sunday 4 February 2021. Melbourne Opera’s recent presentation of Das Rheingold, broadcast on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall featured an outstanding team of cast and creatives, delivering an eloquent realisation of the first of Wagner’s quartet of operas that comprise The Ring of the Nibelung. This…
Album Review: Castle In The Sky/ Charody/ Nguyen
Composer Chloé Charody’s new album Castle in the Sky is an anthology of her compositions for solo piano, performed by Australian-Vietnamese pianist, Van-Anh Nguyen. Released to coincide with Valentines’s Day, it is a dreamy collection of ten tracks which have a distinctly Impressionistic aesthetic. Charody’s gift is her ability to paint pictures with music. The…