Review: Temperament (Bach Akademie Australia & Sydney Festival)
Madeleine Easton’s Akademie band gives this Bach mini-festival an intimate and fitting lift-off.
Steve Moffatt’s earliest musical memories are of his father’s dubious tenor accompanying 78s of Gigli and Björling. As a local newspaper reporter in London, he covered Jimi Hendrix’s inquest. Now retired, he reviews concerts for Limelight and NewsLocal newspapers, where he worked as production editor.
Madeleine Easton’s Akademie band gives this Bach mini-festival an intimate and fitting lift-off.
Neil Gaiman and FourPlay String Quartet take us to a place where imagination and music collide in an oddly satisfying way.
Riffs and ragas and memories of Ravi as Anoushka Shankar makes a joyous return, backed by a scintillating quartet of superb musicians.
Clarity, intelligence and artistry to spare in top Brit’s new Debussy collection.
Brett Weymark and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs triumph in a high-altitude assault on Bach’s magic mountain.
Australian Haydn Ensemble shows how the young Haydn set out to impress the boss – morning, noon and night.
Paul Dyer and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra find the right mix for some fine but frugal Christmas fare.
Old friends Anthony Marwood and James Crabb get up close and personal with the ACO.
David Malouf’s poetic world brought to life thanks to Katie Noonan & co.’s beautiful blend.
Omega Ensemble overcomes some late adversity for a night of courage and excitement. Lionhearts, indeed.
Alexander Briger and the Australian World Orchestra complete their galactic mission with precision, verve and gusto.
Old friends Richard Tognetti and Polina Leschenko wind back the clock for the ACO’s season closer.
Armed with one of her two Stradivarius violins, Anne-Sophie Mutter amazes in a blockbuster night at the movies.