CD Review: Brandenburg celebrates/Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

CD Review: Brandenburg celebrates/Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Commemorating twenty-five years of performance since its inception in January 1990,  the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has released Brandenburg Celebrates a new studio recording of Baroque exemplars which showcases the talents of the ensemble as well as the more challenging task of snapping a cross-section of its repertoire over this time.   Artistic Director and Co-Founder…

Brandenburg Celebrates 25 Years with A New CD

Brandenburg Celebrates 25 Years with A New CD

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra marks 25 years of music-making with their new studio recording Brandenburg Celebrates which has already climbed to #2 on the ARIA charts. Brandenburg Celebrates  is now available on the ABC Classics label (ABC 4811929). The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s discography of some 18 recordings includes five ARIA-Award winners. The music chosen by…

The Fascination of Jaroussky

The Fascination of Jaroussky

To be acclaimed by critics around the world is gratifying. To be acclaimed by your peers is surely the ultimate compliment. French countertenor Phillipe Jaroussky, in Sydney for an exclusive series of concerts with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, received such an accolade from his fellow countertenor Andreas Scholl. The pair was interviewed by Tom Service of The Guardian on…