Review: Grand Mozart (Omega Ensemble)
Omega's all-Mozart program was never less than beautifully played, but more lightness and wit could have made it really sparkle.
April 10, 2019
Review: Morgan Pearse and Chad Vindin: Winterreise (SOSA, UKARIA)
A promising take on Schubert's colossus of a work, though depth will come with experience.
April 10, 2019
Review: The Last Five Years (Ensemble Theatre)
A clever musical that moves forwards and backwards through a broken marriage.
April 8, 2019
Review: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A feast for clarinet-lovers, but not without some spice on the menu.
April 8, 2019
Review: Bach and Telemann (Pinchgut Opera)
The best of Sydney in Melbourne’s best room.
April 8, 2019
Review: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
The all-Russian program showcased the range of WASO's musicianship beautifully.
April 8, 2019
Review: Saturday Night Fever (John Frost)
Aside from the dancing, there’s little real fever in this underwhelming adaptation of the 1977 film.
April 6, 2019
Review: Simone Lamsma Performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
A superlative performance from Simone Lamsma, Alexander Shelley and the SSO.
April 4, 2019
Review: ActewAGL Llewellyn One (Canberra Symphony Orchestra)
An excellent, fleet-footed performance from Diana Doherty, Jessica Cottis and the orchestra.
April 4, 2019
Review: A Flowering Tree (Opera Queensland)
John Adams’ South Indian folktale blooms into a fabulous operatic performance.
April 3, 2019
Review: Simone Lamsma – solo violin (Recitals Australia, UKARIA)
An all-too-rare perfect recital given by a formidable musician.
April 2, 2019
Review: The Lehman Trilogy (Park Avenue Armory, New York)
Mendes achieves the impossible as audiences find themselves learning to love the Lehmans.
April 1, 2019
Review: Music on Music (Sydney Chamber Choir)
Sam Allchurch delivers the goods in an ambitious debut concert as Sydney Chamber Choir's Music Director.
March 31, 2019