LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to the Musica Viva Fest (gig 5)
BY WENDY ZHANG Musica Viva Festival SydneyConcert 5 – ScenesVerbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 28 April Musica Viva Festival Concert 5, titled Scenes, brought […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees an opera about Tang Xianzu
BY WENDY ZHANG Tang Xianzu: The Playwright in Concert Presented by China National Arts Fund, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and AusfengSydney Opera House, 7 April […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to Ay Pachanga
BY WENDY ZHANG Ay Pachanga: The Story of Salsa Cadencia ProductionsManning Bar, Sydney, 30 March Ay Pachanga, the story of salsa and a celebration of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Frances Madden
BY WENDY ZHANG Frances MaddenJazz Classics series The Foundry616, 15 March On a cold, drizzly night in March, I had the pleasure to listen to […]
How to organise a recital for your students
BY WENDY ZHANG In February this year, I held my first ever students’ piano recital in a local church. I had 17 students performing, and […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lunar New Year Celebration at the Sydney Opera House
BY WENDY ZHANG Lunar New Year Celebration Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Elim Chan (conductor); Meng Meng, Amelia Farrugia, Eva Kong (voice); and Jin Wu […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Turandot
BY WENDY ZHANG Turandot Opera AustraliaJoan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 24 January Exotic stage design, stunning choreography punctuated by colours and movement, and brilliant […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
BY WENDY ZHANG Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: the New Musical Capitol Theatre, 11 January 2019 What’d you miss? An actual candy land Roald Dahl […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Lake Honghu in Concert
BY WENDY ZHANG Lake Honghu in Concert Hubei Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 4 October Lake Honghu in Concert was a unique cultural performance […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees the Legend of Dunhuang
BY WENDY ZHANG Editor’s note: This review discusses elements of the narrative explained in the program notes. The Legend of Dunhuang Presented by the Gansu […]