Steve Reich reviews
Peter McCallum reviews the Steve Reich Celebration for the SMH:
…and from Murray Black at The Australian:
Peter McCallum reviews the Steve Reich Celebration for the SMH:
…and from Murray Black at The Australian:
Omega Ensemble Beethoven’s Genius Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 30 August 2015 Ike See (violin), Airena Nakamura (violin), Amanda Verner (viola), Teije Hylkema (cello), Alex Henery (double bass), David Rowden (clarinet), Michael Dixon (horn), Ben Hoadley (bassoon) This year the Omega Ensemble is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and their recent concert entitled Beethoven’s Genius was a…
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/epic-conclusion-to-brilliant-cycle/story-fn9d2mxu-1226205361821
The sound was beautifully blended in the ensemble moments and carefully balanced in the solo passages. The Australian Haydn Ensemble a cornerstone of keeping alive the incomparable music and the elements of the Classical era.
Randolph Magri-Overend is impressed by this next-gen tenor’s debut recording for Deutsche Grammaphon.
The new album Crossing released earlier this month by Australian-American soprano Jane Sheldon and Julian Curwin playing guitar, is an engaging collection of 11 songs composed by the two performers, joined by Shenton Gregory playing the viola and percussionist Jess Ciampa. Made by indie label Romero Records, Crossing contains love songs, a lullaby, an ode…
Wozzeck, Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 25 January, 2019 Considered one of the most formidable works in the canon, Opera Australia’s presentation of Alban Berg’s era-defining opera Wozzeck, directed by William Kentridge, is brilliantly conceived and executed. An Opera Australia co-production with the Salzburg Festival, the Metropolitan Opera and The Canadian Opera…