Legendary pianist Gerard Willems AM performs music of Hollywood, Broadway and more, featuring music by Mozart, Grieg, Bernstein, Shostakovich and others in this one-hour piano recital. Afterwards he will be joined by author & ABC presenter Rachael Kohn AO FRSN, for a stimulating chat on stage. Born in Holland, Gerard Willems’ performing and teaching careers…
Last weekend, music lovers listened in and voted for their all-time favourites composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in this, the 250th anniversary of his birth in ABC Classic’s annual Classic 100 countdown. Not surprisingly, his Symphony No 9 roared into top spot yet again, having been voted into the top spot when the ABC conducted…
Virtuosic saxophone ensemble the Nexas Quartet presents the latest Sunday afternoon musical treat as part of the popular Prelude in Tea concert series at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney. Nexas Quartet will present a programme entitled Composers in Exile, featuring adaptations of cabaret works by composers from the Weimar Era until World War II. The…