baroque

Richard Egarr: Baroque and Beyond

June 4, 2015

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music Director of the British Academy of Ancient Music and pianist Richard Egarr is set to visit Hobart for a performance […]

Is Baroque the most high-brow music ever?

July 6, 2014

BY ANDREW MESSENGER There is something of an arms race in (some) cultural circles. Everyone wants to be the edgiest, newest, most challenging – […]

Live Review: Handel’s Orlando

April 26, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hobart Baroque FestivalDirected by Chas Rader-Shieber and conducted by Erin Helyard (Orchestra of the Antipodes)Orlando by HandelTheatre Royal, 2 April 2014 ‘Make love not war’ […]

Live Review: Bach Magnificat

April 25, 2014

BY BEN NIELSEN Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Bach Magnificat Sydney City Recital Hall, 19 February 2014 The cathedral-like City Recital Hall was soon brimming with people: […]