Vale Maestro Abbado
Maestro Claudio Abbado has died at the age of 81.
A prolific creative force, one of his many landmark achievements was to found the Mahler Chamber Orchestra which toured to Sydney just last year.
Maestro Claudio Abbado has died at the age of 81.
A prolific creative force, one of his many landmark achievements was to found the Mahler Chamber Orchestra which toured to Sydney just last year.
Pianist, composer, and producer Nat Bartsch will deliver the 2024 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address which will take place in Melbourne (Naarm) on 2 December.
Laura Bennett of The Guardian interviews counter-tenor Andreas Scholl: Click here to read.
Sydney born Director of the Edinurgh International Festival, Jonathan Mills, addresses The Sydney Institue on the role of the ABC in the arts: http://www.thesydneyinstitute.com.au/podcast/the-role-of-the-abc-in-the-arts/
Richard Tognetti and Erin Helyard this week release a landmark recording of violin sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, on the ABC Classic label. Pianist Erin Helyard’s intimate knowledge of the soundworld of Classical Vienna is paired with the eloquence of violinist Richard Tognetti creating a double album of chamber music by two of Australia’s most…
2 0 1 3 As 2013 makes its way into history, we take a look at some of the music that captured our imagination here in Sydney during the year – The celebrations surrounding the Wagner, Verdi and Britten centenaries dominated, with the Sydney Symphony showcasing its incoming conductor David Robertson in performances of Verdi’s Requiem and a concert…
Dame Nelli Melba was born on May 19th 1861. Today marks the sesquicentenaryof her birth in Melbourne. Australia Post has released a stamp to commemorate the occasion. Good enough reason to actuall post a letter, rather than send an email! On the stamp is fellow Victorian Rupert Bunny’s salon portrait of the great soprano. Did…