BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR Jónsi + Alex / Riceboy Sleeps Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraDark MofoFederation Concert Hall, 15 June Jónsi Birgisson, frontman of Icelandic ambient group Sigur Rós, and his partner […]
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) I’ve come to a renegade building on Elizabeth Street to watch Ensemble MUSE. The space is called Hibernian House, […]
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA Silence with your ASOAdelaide Symphony OrchestraGrainger Studio, 21 June When you think of an orchestral concert, do you associate it with an […]
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) ToscaOpera QueenslandQPAC, 13 June Tosca follows three central characters tied together in a time of political […]
BY WENDY ZHANG Herbie HancockVivid LIVESydney Opera House, 10 June Herbie Hancock? I’ve seen his music videos when I was growing up, and read about […]
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC FolksongAustralia EnsembleSir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, 8 June Australia Ensemble continued its 40th season Saturday night […]
BY WENDY ZHANG Yulianna Avdeeva performs Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Sydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, 17 May Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva captured the spirits […]
BY MATT BODEN Gershwin ReimaginedMelbourne International Jazz FestivalMelbourne Symphony Orchestra, Laura Mvula and José James (voice), Troy Miller (conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 June This concert was […]
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON ToscaFreeze Frame OperaCentenary Pavilion, Perth, 9 June As I entered the huge, air-craft hanger space of the Centenary Pavilion, I felt like […]