Discover: Sibelius and the Magic of Scandinavia
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you think this winter is cold, try to imagine what Sibelius experienced during his life in Finland. Yet, his love […]
2015
CD Review: Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke’ Original work by Nonsemble Released through Bigo & Twigetti When I learnt this work was […]
Live Review: Five Hours of Wagner
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Sydney Symphony Orchestra Tristan und Isolde by Wagner Sydney Opera House, 22 June One hundred and fifty years and 15 […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Turandot
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Opera Australia Turandot by Puccini Sydney Opera House, 24 June 2015 A full house greeted the opening night performance of […]
Live review: Allison Bell for Dark Mofo
BY ANGUS DAVISON Allison Bell + Members of the TSO Dark Mofo Festival The Farrall Centre, 20 June Australian soprano Allison Bell is […]
Live Review: Isserlis and Shih
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Musica Viva International Concert Season 2015 Steven Isserlis (Cello) and Connie Shih (Piano) City Recital Hall, 13 June In a […]
“Liberating”: Allison Bell talks avant-garde
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tasmanian-born soprano Allison Bell’s haunting voice has been heard by audiences across Australia and Europe, awarding the young singer with scholarships, prizes, […]
Live Review: The Surrealists
BY ANGUS DAVISON The Surrealists Paul Gerard and Alan Gogoll Peacock Theatre, 4 June Tasmanian guitarists Paul Gerard and Alan Gogoll joined forces […]
Live Review: Egarr’s Baroque and Beyond
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Baroque and Beyond’ Richard Egarr with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Works by Purcell, Haydn, and Rebel. Federation Concert Hall, 5 June. […]
Blobs and the Death of Classical Music
BY BENJAMIN MARTIN Blobs, and the death of classical music. Minus ‘blobs’, it’s a phrase often repeated nowadays. However, determining why exactly it might […]