Sydney-born pianist Kate Golla, now living in London and working as a highly sought-after pianist, repetiteur and vocal coach returns to Australia for a recital series with the exciting superstar tenor Allan Clayton on tour for Musica Viva. She talks to SoundsLIkeSydney about her life and work in the UK,
English tenor Allan Clayton and Australian-born, London-based pianist Kate Golla joined forces for a performance of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s iconic song-cycle with text by poet Wilhelm Müller, sung in German with English surtitles. This remarkable performance deserves unrestrained acclamation.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra under Artistic Director and Lead Violin, Richard Tognetti, presents Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 in D minor, opus 125 in the climax of its cycle of Beethoven symphonies. It is, of course, the ‘Choral’ Symphony and it is the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge directed by Graham Ross, that will perform with the orchestra…