‘ReImaginings’ – Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black
Costello and Krall, Barenboim and du Pre, Sutherland and Bonyge, Laine and Dankworth – all partners on stage and in life, sharing a performing life and a musical genre. Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black share all this as well, except for the fact that they hail from different music backgrounds. Whilst Black is classically trained,…
Haefliger/Zinman/SSO reviewed
Murray Black reviews the Sydney Symphony’s concert with pianist Andreas Haefliger, conducted by David Zinman: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/nothing-finer-than-this-falstaff-in-full-flight/story-e6frg8n6-1226355198346
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s ‘Bach Eternal’ reviewed
‘The hallmarks of excellence from beginning to end” says the Sydney Morning Herald’s reviewer, David Vance. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/aural-delight-from-start-to-finish-20120513-1ykv1.html
Selby and Friends review
Harriet Cunningham reviews “Friends and Admirers” from Selby and Friends: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-hearty-feast-for-all-friends-and-admirers-20120510-1yfct.html
SSO’s choral contrasts reviewed
David Vance reviews the SSO conducted by David Zinman: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/voices-carry-as-conductor-and-choir-shine-in-mozart-20120503-1y1kx.html
Susan Graham’s recital reviewed
David Vance commends Susan Graham’s ambitious programme: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/all-stand-for-a-musical-match-made-in-heaven-20120502-1xz26.html
Steve Reich reviews
Peter McCallum reviews the Steve Reich Celebration for the SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/rhythms-unfold-with-a-timeless-grandeur-20120430-1xv0e.html …and from Murray Black at The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/three-ages-of-reich-revisited-with-brio/story-fn9d2mxu-1226343085722
Poèmes – Renee Fleming
Renee Fleming’s new CD Poèmes celebrates Gallic vocal music from Ravel’s Orientalist infused Shéhérazade, written at the turn of the last century and Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi, to Deux Sonnets de Jean Cassou and a world premiere recording of Le Temps l’horloge by living composer Henri Dutilleux. The celebrated singer comments: ” For the sheer sensual joy of singing, no language gives…
Diana Doherty and the St Lawrence String Quartet
The SMH reviews Musica Viva’s presentation of Diana Doherty with the St Lawrence String Quartet. They perform again at the City Recital Hall on Saturday April 21st at 2 pm. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-weighty-adventurism-to-arcadian-perfection-20120418-1x7e6.html