Celebrating Strauss: Richard Gill, a celebration of life Sydney Youth Orchestra Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music 8 December 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Australia lost one of its foremost champions of music education in Richard Gill AO in October 2018, who for over 40 years was at the forefront of music education in this…
The Sydney Youth Orchestra, led by Alexander Briger AO, will be joined by leading international sopranos, Cheryl Barker AO, Emma Pearson and Caroline Meng for a festival of Strauss, presenting three of the firebrand composer’s most challenging and thrilling works: Don Juan, Four Last Songs and excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier. Celebrating Strauss will be a…
Christopher Lawrence, ABC ClassicFM broadcaster, author and arts administrator, has joined Sydney Youth Orchestras (SYO) as its Chief Artistic Advisor. Mr Lawrence said he was honoured to join the team alongside Alexander Briger AO, who now resides in Paris to better pursue his international conducting career. Mr Briger remains the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and will…