World Premiere: James Henry’s Zoom Meeting
The composer reveals how video conferencing in quarantine shaped his new work for Ensemble Offspring.
October 30, 2020
Review: Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & Seven Romances of Alexander Blok
Passionate advocacy for two poignant Shostakovich chamber works.
October 30, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Transcribed For Piano
Many hands make Beethoven light (sometimes heavy) work.
October 30, 2020
Review: Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe et ses Filles
Troubled textures in French programme of triple-viol transcriptions.
October 29, 2020
Review: Ayres & Graces: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Led by flautist Melissa Farrow, the Brandenburgs dance their way across France and England in a cheery return to the stage.
October 28, 2020
Winner of the Karajan Academy place announced
The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) has named violinist Harry Ward as the winner of the two-year program in Berlin.
October 20, 2020
Review: SXS Returns (Southern Cross Soloists, QPAC)
High-class music making let down by grab-bag programming.
October 19, 2020
Review: Beethoven Sollima Cawrse (Australian String Quartet)
The ASQ probes the string quartet genre and premieres a major new work that champions women writers and composers.
October 19, 2020
Cutting Edge: Lessons Learned in Iso
Challenging scenarios for collaborative, COVID music making.
October 19, 2020
Adele Schonhardt: Each new success spurs us on
The Co-Director of streaming platform Melbourne Digital Concert Hall explains how the need to help Australian artists drives the project's incredible momentum.
October 19, 2020
Review: Alchemy (Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi)
A fine debut from two gifted Australian guitarists.
October 19, 2020
Review: Chamber Works by Walter Kaufmann (ARC Ensemble)
An itinerant life that produced exciting, exotic music.
October 15, 2020
Sydney Symphony Orchestra announces its 2021 season
CEO Emma Dunch introduces the shorter than usual program, which features 19 in-demand Australian soloists and conductors, and 15 Australian world premieres from the 50 Fanfares project.
October 15, 2020