Review: Errollyn Wallen: Orchestral Works (BBC Concert Orchestra, John Andrews)
A varied orchestral snapshot of the composer to the King and her career (so far).
May 21, 2025
Review: Midsummer Dreams (Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Rachael Beesley)
One of Australia's HIPpest bands just got a whole lot hipper.
May 19, 2025
Review: Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, Orchestra and Chorus of Norwegian National Opera, Edward Gardner)
Opposites attract as Davidsen and Finley headline a magnificent new Dutchman.
May 16, 2025
Review: Gavin Higgins: Horn Concerto, Fanfare, Air and Flourishes, The Faerie Bride (BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Jaime Martín, Martyn Brabbins)
From forest floor to lakeside revery, Gavin Higgins is essential listening.
May 14, 2025
Review: Ravel: The Piano Concertos (Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons)
Elegant pianism draws these fragments into a compelling exploration.
May 12, 2025
Review: Ravel: Fragments (Bertrand Chamayou)
Elegant pianism draws these fragments into a compelling exploration.
May 9, 2025
Review: Jacquet of Mantua: Motets & Secular Songs (Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, David Skinner)
Sheer polyphonic delight from an intriguing composer.
May 7, 2025
Review: La Serenissima (Sophie Junker, {oh!} Orkiestra, Martyna Pastuszka)
A Belgian soprano and a Polish ensemble serve up a true Venetian delicacy.
May 5, 2025
Review: Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina & Partita (Stephen Hough, Hallé, Mark Elder)
Hough plays Hough in his vivid, multi-faceted Piano Concerto.
May 2, 2025
Review: Vox Feminae (Les Kapsber’girls)
An outstanding ensemble explores baroque sisters doin' it for themselves.
April 30, 2025
Review: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Serenade, Chamber Symphony (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
All-Russian recital celebrates 50 years of the ACO.
April 28, 2025
Review: Mahler, Barton: Symphony No. 2, Of the Earth (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Children’s Choir, Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Simone Young)
Mahler's Resurrection celebrates new concert hall, new conductor and new era.
April 24, 2025
Review: Reissues: London Sinfonietta visits Vienna, Doráti helms Philharmonia Hungarica
The London Sinfonietta is full of Viennese surprises while Doráti documents a moment in time.
April 22, 2025