Australian soprano ready to perform at yours
Eleanor Lyons and her conductor/pianist husband Vladimir Fanshil have formed LIVEATYOURS, a new project offering “micro-concerts” in people’s homes, which launches tonight.
June 17, 2020
Review: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Kathleen Ferrier)
Ferrier and Walter excel in Mahler's Swan Song.
June 15, 2020
Review: Clytemnestra (Ruby Hughes)
Ruby spawns three gems: Contrasting song-cycles showcase adaptable skills.
June 15, 2020
COVID-19: The future of choral singing in Australia
Is it safe to sing in choirs? Does the coronavirus more quickly among singers? Lyn Williams from Gondwana Choirs and Brett Weymark from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs discuss the issues involved ahead of a second Gondwana webinar.
May 27, 2020
Australian Chamber Choir programs plague survivors
The choir’s live-streamed concert, performed under social distancing conditions, will feature music composed by survivors of the plagues that ravaged Elizabethan London.
May 22, 2020
State galleries begin to reopen
The Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of South Australia will reopen their doors in June following their temporary closure due to COVID-19.
May 20, 2020
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller: What I’m Listening to this Month
The German soprano reveals the soundtrack to her May.
May 18, 2020
Review: Jugendstil Songs 1898 – 1916 (Camilla Tilling, Paul Rivinius)
A heady musical journey around turn-of-the-century Vienna.
May 18, 2020
Review: Elsewhere (The Australian Voices, Gordon Hamilton)
Many pleasures come together in this mysterious compilation.
May 18, 2020
Review: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (Strasbourg Philharmonic, John Nelson)
John Nelson’s stellar Faust; signed, sealed and delivered.
May 18, 2020
Review: Bliss: Mary of Magdala, The Enchantress (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Davis)
A mixed bag of loot from the Sir Arthur Bliss archive.
May 18, 2020
Review: Shostakovich: Symphony No 13, Babi Yar (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Muti)
Shostakovich revisited: Riccardo Muti champions Babi Yar 50 years on.
May 18, 2020
Gondwana Online goes live
Sam Allchurch explains the new digital learning program introduced by Gondwana Choirs during the COVID-19 lockdown, which ranges from beatboxing to writing for choirs.
May 12, 2020