‘The Metropolitan Orchestra, conductor Sarah-Grace Williams Violin soloist Glenn Christensen 20 August 2016, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo Written by Larry Turner The Metropolitan Orchestra is arguably the doyen of Sydney’s non-salaried symphony orchestras. In the fourth concert of their main 2016 Sydney series they performed just two works which are now standard repertoire but neither of…
Reeling from the news of funding cuts announced by Australia Council in mid May, Sydney’s performing arts community has pulled together for a very special one-off fund-raising concert. Some of Sydney’s most exciting performers will share the stage in a show of support for Gondwana Choirs and Synergy/Taikoz, two of Australia’s most innovative arts companies…
Giovanni Sollima Giovanni Sollima, the Sicilian cellist famous for strolling about the stage as he performs, returns to Sydney as part of a national tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sequenza Italiana, a programme that spans 500 years of Italian music. ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti met Giovanni Sollima at the Festival Maribor in Slovenia…