Review: An Evening with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Carnegie Hall, New York)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra bring a pair of fine Australian works to the Big Apple.
October 22, 2019
Review: Pandemonium (Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)
A weird alternative world: a roller coaster of horror and humour.
October 21, 2019
Umberto Clerici: Music is a time machine
The cellist tells us about his evolving relationship with Elgar’s beloved Cello Concerto ahead of his performance with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
October 21, 2019
Review: Weinberg: Symphonies No 2 and No 21 (Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla)
Two personal statements from a rediscovered symphonist.
October 18, 2019
Review: Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 (Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin/Bernhard Forck)
German band brings pathos and panache to grand concertos.
October 18, 2019
Review: Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Malmö SO/Darrell Ang)
Two colourful Soviet symphonies strut their stuff.
October 18, 2019
Review: Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Kirill Gerstein, Czech Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov)
Semyon Bychkov’s Czech band looks East and West.
October 18, 2019
Review: Donald Runnicles conducts Bruckner Symphony No.7
Donald Runnicles and the SSO pair Messiaen and Bruckner in a concert that touches on the divine.
October 18, 2019
Review: Mozart by Candlelight (Perth Symphony Orchestra)
A full-length ode to the music and legacy of Mozart.
October 18, 2019
Review: Ray Chen Returns (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
The violin star makes his return to Queensland with virtuoso showpieces.
October 14, 2019
Review: Beethoven’s Eroica (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
A concert featuring music by Vaughan Williams and Beethoven, as well as Iain Grandage's new concerto for cor anglais makes for an excellent night.
October 14, 2019
Review: The Four Seasons (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Through rain, hail and shine, Andrew Haveron and the SSO take us through four seasons from the old world and the new.
October 11, 2019
Reimagining Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Composer Joe Chindamo discusses how he’s reworked one of the most well-known pieces of music for Perth Symphony Orchestra.
October 10, 2019