The Sydney Youth Orchestras are calling for young orchestral musicians to audition for their 2018 intake. Musicians aged between 6 and 24 who regularly study with a professional instrumental teacher may audition for any of its 12 ensembles.
Auditions close on Friday September 22, 2017.
The impossibly perfect tenor Jonas Kauffman in a recent interview with The Guardian. In June he sings in a gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Anna Netrebko and ErwinSchrott, and also at Covent Garden in Les Troyens. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/05/jonas-kaufmann-tenor-great-pretender
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes, the two prodigiously gifted Norwegian artists who have risen to the top of the classical music world, have collaborated for the first time on a new album of Edvard Grieg songs now released on Decca Classics.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Art Music Awards, announced in Melbourne this week, recognising some of Australia’s finest established and emerging artists who are outstanding in their fields of expertise over a broad spectrum of musical styles.
Congratulations to 24-year-old Filipe Manu, tenor, from New Zealand who last Saturday won the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarship (The Mathy) and was judged the overall winner of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Held at the Concert Hall, The Concourse Chatswood, five emerging singers vied for almost $200,000 in prizes and opportunities. Filipe’s award-winning performance of Pastorello…
Wavelength Films in association with the BBC made this fascinating feature with Stephen Fry exploring the music of Wagner. http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/wagner–me/wagner–me-20110902-1jp2g.html
Move Records Release Features Perth Concert Hall Organ