“Because we live in a culture…… where visual stimuli are in the ascendant, sometimes at the cost of sound. Sound is no longer enough…… that music is a worthy pursuit in and of itself is…..being casually dismissed. Classical music now must aspire to offer spectacle – whether a particular piece can take it or not.
Philip Clark writes in Gramophone magazine.
Laura Bennett of The Guardian interviews counter-tenor Andreas Scholl: Click here to read.
Following the semi-finals of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition held last weekend, congratulations go to the winners of the several other prestigious awards made as part of the contest. They are: Paull-Anthony Keightley – the Tinkler Encouragement Award for a singer of significant potential. Sponsored by the Tinkler Trust. Jae-Kwon Kim – the Ingrid…
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…
Pianist Lang Lang in collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon will release a new recording of J S Bach’s Goldberg Variations on 4 September 2020. The culmination of a 20-year journey and his most personal project yet, the album features a studio recording and a live performance from the legendary Thomaskirche in Leipzig. For Lang Lang, recording…
As the world remembers fallen soldiers this week and the year marks the centenary of WW I, conductor Marin Alsop writes about the enduring power of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and why it is unique amongst sacred works. Click here to read.
Governments take note! Parents take heart! Those hours of music practice, of driving children to music lessons, rehearsals and concerts – not to mention the cost – are well worth the effort! The study, undertaken by the University of Sydney and the Australia Council for the Arts and published in the Journal of Educational Psychology shows…