Young Australian pianist Jayson Gillham presents his third album on ABC Classics, featuring the music of two Russian friends and piano virtuosi: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 – one of the most enduring pieces of classical music – and the rarely performed Piano Concerto No.1 by Nikolai Medtner, written just 15 years later. For these recordings,…
Counter tenor Nicholas Tolputt has won the 2016 IFAC Australian Singing Competition which includes the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarhip. Its a second triumph for the 25 year old Tasmanian who graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BMus in Voice and who now lives in Sydney. Just last month he won the 2016 City…
Five future stars of opera from Australia and New Zealand compete for an array of prizes and opportunities including the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarship in the finals concert of the 2016 IFAC Australian Singing Competition. The Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey will accompany the finalists and perform Wagner’s Overture to Die…