The ‘Modern Master’ Steve Reich talks to Phil Johnson of The Independent ahead of the world premiere of his new composition, Radio Rewrite drawn from the music of Radiohead. He discusses the musicians who influenced him. For Reich, Baroque and bepop, Coltrane and Classical were simply part of a spectrum, not to be segmented by labels. It is a fascinating revelation!
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This month Australian soprano Jessica Pratt will make her debut in one of Gioacchino Rossini’s most challenging soprano parts in the title role of Semiramide in concert performances at the Marseille Opera House conducted by Italian Maestro Giuliano Carella from 18-27 October 2015. She will reprise the role of the Babylonian queen next month in another concert performance at…
Single tickets are now available for Out West Piano Fest happening in Bathurst, NSW from 27-29, October 2023. Out West Piano Fest is a three day immersive event of music, food and wine, visual art and the natural environment. Full 3-day festival packages are still available.
Super-star soprano soprano Renée Fleming joins forces with Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the piano in this new release on the Decca label. Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene Exploring the relationship Romantic composers had with nature through song, the tracklist incudes the music of Fauré, Hahn, Grieg, Liszt, and the world premiere of a work by Nico Muhly. …
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s new CD A Very Brandenburg Christmas, is a live recording of its popular 2014 Noël! Noël! annual Christmas concert at Sydney’s City Recital Hall. With the 2015 Noël! Noël! series expanded to include a new venue and an additional concert, the release of A Very Brandenburg Christmas is timely addition to the…
It’s an old adage that talent runs in families. However, there is a twist in the story of the Prokofiev family with Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei, eschewing the purely classical tradition to write music that both incorporates and challenges western classical traditions. Now Gramophone Magazine reports that Gabriel Prokofiev has been chosen by the Birmingham…
Acclaimed conductor David Zinman conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra during May this year in two programmes. Zinman is the Music Director of the Tonhalle in Zurich to which he was appointed in 1995. Renowned for his creative programming, he has also appeared as guest conductor with the major orchestras of the world – the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony,…