Review: Don Quixote, A Musical Quest (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
The inspired pairing of Mozart’s powerful 24th piano concerto with Strauss’s exquisite Don Quixote proves dramatically and musically powerful.
The inspired pairing of Mozart’s powerful 24th piano concerto with Strauss’s exquisite Don Quixote proves dramatically and musically powerful.
Andrew Haveron shines in an illuminating Adelaide Summer Orchestra concert revealing the foundations of contemporary cinematic music.
Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.
Conducted by Benjamin Northey, this evocative program of film soundtracks by Westlake, Korngold and Strauss proves beyond a doubt the need for music in one's life.
Nelsons’ Strauss: distinguished, thoughtful, and superbly played.
Lavish, and in high-end audio, a 70-disc set reminds us of the genius that was Jansons.
The great conductor will visit Melbourne and Sydney for an all-Strauss Fest with the Australian World Orchestra.
Thoughtful take on Sophocles’ bloody tragedy boasts at least two star turns.
Love Songs come as balm for a COVID-ravaged world
How a chorusmaster's cock-up caused an unsolicited encore in the middle of Elektra.
The "other" SSO punches above its weight in Richard Strauss.
Jansen is glorious in Brahms, while León offers a rich new work and a compelling nightcap.
The Scottish maestro is the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s new Principal Guest Conductor. He talks to Clive Paget about early obsessions, managing relationships, and the thorny question of God and music.