Review: Composing Women (Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows and Guests)
Two world premieres among works by five composers celebrating Composing Women, Sydney Con’s push for a truly equal music.
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.
Two world premieres among works by five composers celebrating Composing Women, Sydney Con’s push for a truly equal music.
Collection of retro ragtime blues tinged with green and gold is an Entertainer.
An unforgettable Utzon Room showcase from Vieux Farka Touré, “the Hendrix of the Sahara”.
A glorious, golden night of music making from Jordi Savall and friends that lifted a full-house audience out of its seats and on to its feet.
Powerful hints of mortality in an Omega Ensemble programme that ranges across time and country and those who have gone before us.
Australian Haydn Ensemble tracks the art of the fugue – from Bach to Haydn and beyond.
Guitar diva Karin Schaupp and four old friends bring us some old favourites and a stunning new Carl Vine work.
Simone Young and pianist Cédric Tiberghien's French connection works its magic on a balmy summer night.
Treviño and his Basque band pull off another coup with a second helping of Ravel.
ACO's 2023 season gets off to a scintillating start with Ilya Gringolts, “the violinist’s violinist”, firmly in the driving seat.
The ins and outs of Bach’s cello suites made for a fascinating and entertaining Bendigo Chamber Music Festival talking point.
Now in its fourth year, the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival has established itself as an important date on the chamber music calendar.
Australian makes an eloquent case for the joy of sax.