Review: Xenides (Black Swan State Theatre)
With a bit of trimming and a more energetic, full-voiced realisation of the songs and the text, this piece would shine.
With a bit of trimming and a more energetic, full-voiced realisation of the songs and the text, this piece would shine.
Claire Edwardes unveils James MacMillan's latest percussion concerto and David Robertson gives us a cracker of a Beethoven 7.
A distinctly Italian flair, combined with assured work by the principals, makes for a beautiful night of ballet.
Acclaimed soloists join forces for a program of musical brilliance and passion.
This new commission gives an old story an entertaining makeover with style-hopping music, comedy and feminist attitude.
Thrilling take on Glass’s celebration of passive resistance will have you spinning cartwheels.
Refined playing from Cuban gambist Lixsania Fernandez while Shaun Lee-Chen navigates Locatelli's treacherous labyrinth.
Zahra Newman commands in this keen dissection of grief.
Sarah Grunstein's boisterous Goldbergs are far from soporific.
A delightful show that tips its lid to G & S, and features a tour de force performance by Mitchell Butel.
The SSO's former chief Edo de Waart gives a muscular account of Beethoven's final symphony.
A magnificent concert in the first of three organ recitals by Joseph Nolan.
Generally well-played, if not setting the world on fire.