Review: Joyce Yang (Musica Viva)
Joyce Yang brought a sense of playfulness and whimsy, along with her virtuosic technique and exceptional musicianship, to her recital for Musica Viva.
July 12, 2018
Review: Melbourne International Chamber Music Festival
A wonderful feast of chamber music from hugely talented performers.
July 9, 2018
Review: Rigoletto (Opera Australia)
Dalibor Jenis' hunchbacked jester isn't one to miss.
July 7, 2018
Review: Simone Young & Kolja Blacher (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
The MSO is led masterfully through stormy works from Britten and Bruckner.
July 6, 2018
Review: Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninoff (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Hough rocks the Rach Pag while Edwards' Earth Spirit Songs soar again.
July 5, 2018
Review: Hough plays Rachmaninov (Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)
Nothing less than true musicianship from pianist Stephen Hough.
July 4, 2018
Review: Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Australia)
A superlative night at the opera, with thrilling singing and red-hot drama.
June 29, 2018
Review: Beginnings to New Ends (Ensemble Offspring)
An exciting, vibrant program that felt a little too big for the Utzon Room.
June 25, 2018
Review: Backwards from Winter (Dark Mofo)
This modern opera, telling a tragic love story in reverse, is strong conceptually, but with a lot of haze.
June 25, 2018
Review: The Merry Widow (Opera Queensland)
This production certainly glitters visually, but all is not gold.
June 25, 2018
Review: Sven Ratzke: Homme Fatale (Adelaide Cabaret Festival)
More magician than homme fatale in his Thierry Mugler original, Ratzke still transported his audience on a titillating journey of the imagination.
June 25, 2018
Review: Steven Isserlis Plays Shostakovich (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
An ambitious concert program that was delivered brilliantly.
June 24, 2018
Review: Patti LuPone, Don’t Monkey With Broadway (The Music House)
An immaculate, thrilling show by one of the greatest Broadway divas of our time.
June 24, 2018