Two well-known Sydney musicians have teamed up to create a new recording on ABC Classics that re-imagines the masterpieces of Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. Principal viola of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Roger Benedict and pianist Simon Tedeschi have released their new album, A Winter’s Tale. It was common practice in the 19th century for composer…
Celebrate the 2018 Lunar New Year’s Eve Gala Concert combining classical and contemporary songs from East and West when Chinese and Australian singers perform together with musicians from the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. This concert unites East and West and will feature favourite songs and music performed by…
From Darkness to Light is a new single CD release from Decca Classics on which cellist Catherine Hewgill and conductor and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy perform the cello sonatas of Prokofiev and Shostakovich followed by Rachmaninov’s Vocalise. The pairing of the sonatas is undeniably suitable on many counts. Hewgill and Ashkenazy have collaborated closely over many…