Though separated by time, pianist Simon Tedeschi and George Gershwin have been connected in spirit. Tedeschi’s newly released CD Gershwin and Me ( ABC Classics 481 00322) is an expression of this simpatico, affirmed by Tedeschi’s introduction to the CD in which he says “Gershwin’s music has, in some ways, been the accompaniment to my…
This week, conductor Benjamin Northey makes his debut with Opera Australia, taking the rostrum for the company’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (K527). Northey spoke to SoundsLikeSydney whilst preparing for this major undertaking – preparation which has involved rehearsing with the incoming cast, assisting Mark Wigglesworth (who conducted the opening performances), being his ‘ears’ in…
It’s no easy task to select music for a compilation CD. The list needs to include signature works or styles of the performer, listener favourites, a smattering of less popular but respected works or composers, and finally, works that take the performer into the future. With her new CD “Seraphim”, soprano Sara Macliver achieves this easily and the release…