Sabine Meyer’s Perth concert reviewed….
“The stuff of great artistry” says Mark Coughlan in The Australian:
“The stuff of great artistry” says Mark Coughlan in The Australian:
The Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the appointment of Lee Bracegirdle as its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. A published scholar, composer and outstanding French horn player, Lee will conduct the WPO’s September concert featuring flautist Bridget Bolliger and clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy. About Lee Bracegirdle Sydney audiences will be familiar with Lee Bracegirdle as Associate Principal…
The BBC has new initiative, BBC Music. To celebrate its launch, a bevy of 27 musicians from around the world and across genres gathered with the 80 strong BBC Concert Orchestra to record a cover version of the Beach Boys’ God Only Knows. Watch the video and test your skills by identifying all 27 starts…
This week from the Met, experience some of opera’s greatest love stories—from the passionate eroticism of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut to the transcendental rapture of Tristan und Isolde and the timeless La Bohème—with another week of free Nightly Opera Streams. To enhance your viewing experience, explore the curated collection of related content, including articles, videos, podcasts,…
Decca Classics has released a landmark 32-CD set of the complete works of Béla Bartók, bringing together his monumental orchestral and stage works, folk music arrangements and piano works as well as chamber and solo instrumental works. At the heart of the collection lie some of the most legendary Bartók recordings made by artists intimately associated with his…
Released this week on the ABC Classics label, Cello Napoletano features the sparkling musical treasures of old-time Naples, as the new Australian baroque orchestra Van Diemen’s Band presents its debut album, connecting the pristine wilderness and Antarctic gateway of present-day Tasmania with one of eighteenth-century Europe’s greatest sea ports. Musicians from leading early music orchestras throughout the…
Violinist Max Richter’s ninth studio album In A Landscape is released on 6 September 2024 on the Decca label. Celebrating the release of this album, Richter will make his debut world tour which includes a visit to Australia in late February 2025.