Review: Scottish Fantasy (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Asher Fisch paints vivid musical landscapes in the SSO's Scottish concert.
Asher Fisch paints vivid musical landscapes in the SSO's Scottish concert.
Eight talented young musicians will take part in the ACO's prestigious mentoring program.
Now in his 40s, the one-time ‘boy wonder’ tells us about Abbado’s Mahler, the importance of giving Bruckner back his Austrian accent and the endless joy of Mozart.
Ahead of his trip to Tasmania, the young American virtuoso extols the joys of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto and defends it from the criticisms of its first dedicatee, Leopold Auer, and the venomous Eduard Hanslick.
The intersection of classical music with other genres such as rock and pop is growing fast, with novel sounds emerging. But what should we call such collaborations? Classical music? Serious music? And how did the division between highbrow and lowbrow music first come about?
An exhilarating concert showcasing the talent on offer from a band that blazed the HIP trail in Australia 30 years ago and is still going strong today.
In her new piece for the ACO, Heather Shannon draws on both her classical training and work with indie rock band The Jezabels.
Wynton Marsalis and David Robertson deliver a special concert, and not the kind of program we hear often.
With the orchestra’s lease at Circular Quay ending in December and delays to new studios in Pier 2/3, the orchestra will have to find a new home in 2020.
Jacobs turns his hand to Schubert with decidedly operatic results.
Long-overdue disc showcases eclectic Canadian composer.
The clarinettist and conductor will perform Mozart’s masterpiece with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra before jumping on the podium to conduct Paul Dean’s brand new Clarinet Concerto.
Luke Styles’ strong score is impressive in this new chamber opera, though the storytelling could be developed.