Read Peter MacCallum’s review of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s first Sydney concert on November 29th.
Maestro Mariss Jansons was taken ill during the final Sydney concert and had to retire from the stage, whilst his assistant Rory Macdonald took over. Apparently the conductor is resting in his hotel and there is no cause for concern. (Limelight).
Symbiosis I, Jane Sheldon,soprano/ Jason Noble, clarinet/James Wannan, viola, 107 Projects,107 Redfern St, Redfern. Friday 18th July, 2014. Redfern’s 107 Projects was host to an enjoyable chamber music concert, the first in a traveling series called Symbioses by New-York based Australian soprano Jane Sheldon. The series launch also featured two local guest instrumentalists, clarinetist…
Mass in B minor, BWV 232, J S Bach Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, St Laurence Baroque and Australian Baroque Brass Christ Church St Laurence April 2, 2017 Whether Sydney’s choral directors were in cahoots or whether it was coincidence, choral music fans have the rare luxury of hearing three of J S Bach’s…
The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell CON OPERA Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium Saturday 14 May 2016 Purcell’s stage works can present substantial difficulties for modern directors since, with the exception of Dido and Aeneas, they are all semi-operas. That is, they are plays into which music is inserted as stand-alone masques which are only loosely connected to…
Opera Australia’s touring production of Puccini’s 1896 opera, La Bohème played to a packed audience at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre.
Peter McCallum reviews the opening night performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with soprano Emma Matthews, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and the Sydney Philhamonia Choirs, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-rich-and-brooding-farewell-to-majestic-mahler-odyssey-20111124-1nwtb.html The performance is repeated on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Monday 28th November, with a live broadcast on ABC Classic…
Amy Dickson, the Sydney born saxophonist has released her 3rd solo CD Catch Me If You Can (ABC Classics 481 0118) a pleasurable demonstration of her prowess and the potential of this instrument. Playing the alto saxophone, she has recorded three complete and substantial works, Escapades by John Williams (b1932), Concerto for Saxophone by Michael Kamen (1948 – 2003) and…