Concert Review: Spanish Baroque/ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra And C!RCA

Spanish Baroque The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra C!RCA City Recital Hall, Sydney May 3, 2017 It was as though a nomadic band of acrobats complete with trobairitz and Baroque instrumentalists had somehow how transcended time and found themselves in Sydney, when the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra directed by the ever-inventive Paul Dyer AO, presented the electrifying Spanish…

Concert Review: Academy of St Martin In The Fields Led By Joshua Bell/ Concert 1

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields led by Joshua Bell Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House April 22, 2017 A demonstration of genius was anticipated and well received when American violinist Joshua Bell playing his 1713 Huberman Stradivarius violin with an 18th century François Tourte French bow, led the Academy of St Martin in…

Album Review: Bach | Beethoven: Fugue/ Australian Chamber Orchestra/ Tognetti

The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s new album release Bach | Beethoven: Fugue on ABC Classics, couples the contrapuntal writing of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, highlighting their similarities, whilst contrasting the styles in which they were written. Richard Tognetti leads his ensemble of 20 musicians, augmented with players from the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony…

Concert Review: Mass in B Minor/ Choir of Christ Church St Laurence/ St Laurence Baroque Orchestra/ Australian Baroque Brass

Mass in B minor, BWV 232, J S Bach Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, St Laurence Baroque and Australian Baroque Brass Christ Church St Laurence April 2, 2017 Whether Sydney’s choral directors were in cahoots or whether it was coincidence, choral music fans have the rare luxury of hearing three of J S Bach’s…

Concert Review: St John Passion/ The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@St James’

St John Passion, The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@St James’ with Choristers from Santa Sabina College and Shore City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney April 7, 2017 Written by Larry Turner Performances of Bach’s Easter Passions in Sydney have become less frequent in recent years so it is very pleasing that three of Bach’s major…

Concert Review: Chancellor’s Concert / Sydney Conservatorium Of Music Symphony Orchestra

Chancellor’s Concert, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra, Verbrugghen Hall March 31 2017 Written by Ria Andriani The fourth in Sydney Conservatorium’s Chancellor’s Concert series, this outstanding performance brought an exciting program which Maestro Eduardo Diazmuñoz had designed as an homage to women in music as composers, performers and as muses. Aptly enough it was…

Concert Review: Intrepid Voyagers/ Sydney Youth Orchestra

Intrepid Voyagers Sydney Youth Orchestra Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music April 2, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker There is a constant undercurrent of commentary on the future of classical music and whether it can survive into the future as our attention spans shorten and audiences drift away from traditional art forms. In the…