Live Review: Dvorak’s Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Alban Gerhardt (cello) and David Nuttall (oboe), conducted by Marko Letonja Symphony no. 1, ‘Classical’ by […]
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Friday Forays: Madeleine Jevons on Programming
BY LUCY RASH Love is the the air… and this weekend, it’s on the music stand as well. On the afternoon of Sunday 17 […]
Ghosts in the Orchestra: Gordon Hamilton
BY ANDREW MESSENGER The Australian Voices are a very distinctive a’capella choir. You know them when you hear them. Gordon Hamilton has been their […]
Friday Forays: Warren Lenthall on Composition
BY LUCY RASH Once a ‘punk-rock-wannabe’ who punctured the ceiling of Melbourne’s Corner Hotel with a trumpet, Melbourne-based composer Warren Lenthall has since become […]
167 Times: Alban Gerhardt on the Dvorak Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE German cellist Alban Gerhardt made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – and he’s performed with almost 250 others since. […]
Live Review: Don Giovanni
BY SPENCER DARBY Opera Australia Don Giovanni by Mozart Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 1 August 2014 David McVicar’s acclaimed Australian debut of Don […]
Live Review: Queen of Heaven
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Melismatica: Queen Of Heaven Callaway Music Auditorium, UWA, 2 August 2014 Perth choral ensemble Melismatica last Saturday night presented Queen […]
Animals: Julian Morrow talks Saint-Saëns
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do kangaroos, an elephant, and Julian Morrow have in common? They’ll all make an appearance at this month’s Carnival […]
Live Review: Choir of King’s College Cambridge
BY ANDREW MESSENGER Choir of King’s College Cambridge Works by various composers QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane, 29 July 2014 Here is a list of […]
Virtuosi Tasmania: The Ultimate Road Trip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Q. What do you get when you gather the finest musicians in Tasmania and send them on a road trip? […]