Alban Gerhardt on Brett Dean’s new Cello Concerto
"The cello is being treated as a cello, and not as some trumpet-violin gone crazy," the German cellist says ahead of the world premiere with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
August 13, 2018
Review: Camerata – Bliss (QPAC)
An energetic symbiosis between Camerata and Julian Bliss.
August 12, 2018
Review: The Turk in Italy (Opera Australia)
Simon Phillips' entertaining production of The Turk in Italy gives Rossini's comedy plenty of sparkle.
August 11, 2018
Review: Guitar Festival Symphony Gala (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
Spanish classics and a new Milliken work with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's artistry.
August 11, 2018
Review: Der Rosenkavalier (Melbourne Opera)
From sublime singing to ridiculously good comedy, this new production is the next big step up for a small opera company.
August 11, 2018
Review: Machaut: Fortune’s Child (The Orlando Consort)
Fortune smiles on The Orlando Consort yet again.
August 10, 2018
Review: Cantata (Bejun Mehta, Akademie für alte Musik Berlin)
In the high art of countertenors Mehta shows he’s all class.
August 10, 2018
Review: Bliss: The Beatitudes (Sir Andrew Davis)
Blessed be the Bliss-makers, for they have rediscovered a long-forgotten gem.
August 10, 2018
Review: Debussy: Clair de lune et al (Menahem Pressler)
Delectable Debussy degustation with French fries on the side.
August 10, 2018
Review: Scarlatti: Sonatas Volume 1 (Federico Colli)
Novel take on music of Baroque master yields new insights.
August 10, 2018
Review: Louis Couperin: Dances from the Bauyn Manuscript (Pavel Kolesnikov)
Kolesnikov takes aim at the French Baroque and hits the bullseye every time.
August 10, 2018
Amy Dickson on Sir James MacMillan’s new Saxophone Concerto
The Australian saxophonist gives us some reel talk about the new concerto, which draws on traditional Scottish dance forms, ahead of its Australian premiere with the Adelaide Symphony.
August 10, 2018
Composer of the Month: Gioachino Rossini
Rossini may have made his name and fortune as a master of comedy but a closer look at his life and work reveals a character of no little depth and darkness.
August 10, 2018