Concert Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/ Dmitri Sinkovsky

Concert Review: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/ Dmitri Sinkovsky

Dmitri Sinkovsky with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, City Recital Hall, July 23rd, 2014. It’s not too rare for an instrumental musician to swap instrument for baton or to direct an ensemble from the instrument. However, I can’t recall any musician proficient enough in the practice of two instruments (and that includes voice), to perform both…

Concert review: ‘Seaven Teares’ – Dowland’s Delightful Birthday Bash

Concert review: ‘Seaven Teares’ – Dowland’s Delightful Birthday Bash

Dowland in the 21st Century 10 November 2013 During 2013 the musical world has been focusing on the bicentenaries of Verdi and Wagner with some attention also being given to the Benjamin Britten centenary.  Not much notice has been taken, however, of the birth 450 years ago of the English lutenist and songwriter John Dowland. …