The Streeton Trio performs classical trios by Beethoven, Rossini and Schubert as part of the Prelude in Tea concert series at Sydney’s historic Independent Theatre in North Sydney. The last-Sunday-of-the-month chamber music series offers afternoon tea from 2:30 as a Prelude to an afternoon concert at 3:30 from some of Australia’s most exciting musicians. This…
‘The Russian’ The Metropolitan Orchestra/ Benjamin Kopp, piano /Sarah-Grace Williams, conductor 16 April 2016 Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo The Metropolitan Orchestra, now in its seventh year, consists of notably young musicians whose performances display the energy and enthusiasm of youth. Their second MET concert for 2016 consisted of two major works by…
The Metropolitan Orchestra will showcase two grand Russian works in their second Met Concert for 2016, one of which is Tchaikovsky’s famous Piano Concerto No 1 and the other, the colossal Symphony No 10 by Shostakovich. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto has one of the most recognisable openings in classical music and is also one of the best known…