Live Review: Davison’s ‘The Fine Art of Conversation’ premiered
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Exaltation’ The Huon Quartet featuring Elinor Lea and Rohana O’Malley (violins), Douglas Coghill (viola), Jane Tallon (cello), joined by clarinettist Andrew […]
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Live Review: SSO does Sibelius
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Sibelius 2 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 8 October Timpani, gong and a sizzling heat-haze from the violins launches Peter […]
CD Review: ‘Colossus’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Colossus’ CD release By Damien Kingston (guitar), Matt Boden (piano), Nick Haywood (bass), Alf Jackson (drums) The first thing that […]
Live Review: The Idea of Spain
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘The Idea of Spain’ North Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Hillinger, pianist Daniel Rojas Works by Albeniz, Rojas, De Falla, […]
Live Review: Chamber to Charleston
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Omega Ensemble ‘Chamber to Charleston’ Works by Ravel, Mozart, Martinu, and Saint-Saens City Recital Hall, 17 September Along my own […]
Live Review: Cirque de la Symphonie
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Cirque de la Symphonie With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 17 September A jester clad in a motley of […]
Live Review: New Palm Court Orchestra
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN The New Palm Court Orchestra Deakin Edge, Federation Square, 10 September In their last concert of the Bridging Traditions series, the […]
Live Review: Xyris Saxophone Quartet
BY THOMAS MISSON Xyris Saxophone Quartet Featuring Benjamin Price, Jabra Latham, Thomas McKay, Eva Nilssen (saxophones) and Andrew Bainbridge (organ) St David’s Cathedral, 28 […]
Live Review: Jazz Party
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Jazz Party Kew Court House, 28 August Known for its periodic takeovers of residencies all across Melbourne, Jazz Party occupied the […]
Live Review: Grevillea Ensemble
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Grevillea Ensemble Chamber Works Recital Series presenting Andrew Ford, ‘Last Words’ and ‘Domestic Advice’ Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1 September […]