Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor and artistic director David Robertson shares his thoughts on the orchestra’s recent tour to China – “…..there was electricity in the air, making soft passages seem loud and close up. You could sense the audience didn’t take the music for granted, that they don’t often get to hear these works played by a great orchestra.”
Create NSW is inviting arts and cultural organisations and Local Government Authorities to apply for NSW Government’s multi-yearfunding.
It was not so long ago that we heard with heavy hearts, that the SBS Youth Orchestra was to be disbanded in 2013 after 25 very successful years of performing, touring and nurturing young musicians. Out of this ending though, came a new beginning with the formation of a new symphony orchestra for young musicians…
The Australian Ballet has released two albums of classics long associated with Christmas, just in time for the Season. On DVD (ABC Classics 076 2973), is Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, created by David McAllister AM, the artistic director of The Australian Ballet. McAllister’s production and additional choreography are based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa. It is a…
Australia’s national performing arts company Musica Viva, is to undergo generational change with the company’s Chairman Charles Graham announcing last week that the company’s long serving CEO, Mary Jo Capps, would be stepping down at the end of 2018 after nearly 20 years in the position. As well, as part of the organisation’s long-term succession…
Prize-winning author, illustrator and composer Matt Ottley’s latest creation ‘The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness’ is a powerful, large-scale, multi-modal project weaving together the worlds of literature, music and visual art in the poignant story of one boy’s journey into mental illness.
On the eve of his departure as Musical Director of the Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope confesses that his initial efforts at programming were akin to ‘bolting out of the starting blocks’, curating an adventurous concert which he recalls attracted only a small audience. A decade on, talking to SoundsLikeSydney, he says he has learnt…