Live Review: Francois Rabbath and Son
BY RHYS GRAY Francois Rabbath and Son 18 September, Peacock Theatre Many people like to attribute human characteristics to instruments; the loud, perhaps […]
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Live Review: Tognetti, Vanska, and the TSO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Bach! Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tognetti (conductor, director and violin) and Satu Vanska (violin) Federation Concert Hall, 2 September […]
Nostalgia Ascending
BY CAMPBELL BANKS Lark Ascending Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tognetti Hamer Hall, 20 August After seeing the program for this Melbourne Symphony […]
Live Review: Violin Got Soul with the TSO
BY THOMAS MISSON Violin Got Soul Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Baiba Skride (violin) Federation Concert Hall, 19 August This Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra program was largely […]
Live review: Syzygy at Melbourne Recital Centre
BY ZOE BARKER Syzygy Ensemble Our Space Melbourne Recital Centre, 11 August Some of the most exciting new music-making and composition in Australia […]
Women stars shine in Townsville’s AFCM
BY GILLIAN WILLS Australian Festival of Chamber Music Townsville, July 29-August 6 Stars in their own right, a quartet of women made a […]
Live Review: Penny Quartet
BY ZOE BARKER Penny Quartet Australian National Academy of Music, 2 August ANAM alumni ensemble the Penny Quartet impressed a responsive audience at […]
Live Review: OA’s Cosi fan Tutte
BY ELEANOR WOOD Cosi fan Tutte Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 25 July Sir David McVicar returns to complete his Mozart trilogy for […]
Live Review: Melbourne Philharmonia Project
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Solitary Pathways Melbourne Philharmonia Project Melbourne Meat Market, 16 July Performing in its second ever concert, the Melbourne Philharmonia Project set […]
Live Review: Simon Tedeschi’s got rhythm
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN I Got Rhythm – Music of Gershwin Simon Tedeschi Robert Blackwood Hall, 14 July Seated onstage next to world-renowned pianist and […]