Review: Classical Vienna (Melbourne Chamber Orchestra)
Music-making of a high order in a concert featuring Haydn, Mozart, Vanhal and Stefan Cassomenos.
In 2020, Vincent Plush marked his 50th year in music. Composer, conductor, teacher, broadcaster and events director, his passion for Australian music continues unabated. Currently based in Melbourne, he has been an advocate for a revival of the opera Voss for several decades.
Music-making of a high order in a concert featuring Haydn, Mozart, Vanhal and Stefan Cassomenos.
The MSO has launched its 2022 season with an inspired program, led by its new Chief Conductor Jaime Martín.
The Australian composer, who helped create a new, contemporary outlook for Australian music, has died in Sydney, aged 86.
Rejoice, Melbourne music-lovers! The MBO has returned with an energetic and energising concert.
The MSO ushers in the Year of the Tiger with a roar, in a joyous concert.
Why has it taken three decades for the opera Voss to be revived?
Paul Goodchild retires from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra after 41 years.
With wonderful performers familiar with and committed to a sometimes demanding score, this was another triumph for Katy Abbott and the Canberra International Music Festival.
It would be hard to imagine a more enjoyable program than this one played by members of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.
This CIMF concert introduced two instruments that were new to most in the audience, and the premiere of a new piece by composer Brian Howard, this year’s composer-in-residence.
This Opening Gala program delivered works of markedly different styles and varying performance standards, with two recent Australian works faring particularly well.
With the new Melbourne Conservatorium set to be an enduring testament to his career, Australian composer and academic Barry Conyngham has finally retired – though he’s still writing music.
State Opera South Australia presents Richard Mills’ chamber opera as part of its Lost Operas of Oz program.