Sir Andrew Davis embraces the Bard while a host of starry soloists add to Melbourne’s imaginative line-up. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The illustrious British maestro has been Chief Conductor of the orchestra since 2013.
★★★★☆ Editor’s Choice: Vocal & Chroal, June 2015 So obsessed were the white anglo-saxon protestant citizens of late Victorian England with the “punishment of wickedness and vice, and the maintenance of true religion and virtue” (to use Thomas Cranmer’s phrase) that they were content even for a talented Roman Catholic like Edward Elgar to feed them stories that reinforced the prevailing ‘muscular Christianity’. St George and the dragon was an obvious subject, not least when Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1897. For The Banner of Saint George Elgar was provided with poetry that was far from accomplished, but he used his considerable skill in orchestration to create evocative soundscapes, especially as he depicts the slaying of the dragon. On the other hand, there are times (as in the epilogue) when I can’t help wondering whether Elgar has his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. In any event, Sir Andrew Davis and his forces give a rousing and fully committed account of a work that was to become immensely popular… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Bryn Terfel brings his diabolically good Baritone down under. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The arts offers many ways to connect, reflect, express and emote.
Are Australians in danger of overlooking some of the best music-making in our own backyard? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A slow start with Brahms gives way to Elgar’s emotional riches. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Tickets on sale now for Bryn, Renée, Yuja and many more, plus a Golden Opportunity revealed. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Melbournians fly the flag for Oz with a walloping Royal Albert hall debut. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Sir Andrew Davis’ Australian orchestra has listeners crying into their suppers.
Renowned artists, works and premieres are on the table for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's new season.
A most auspicious start to Sir Andrew Davis’s anticipated Mahler project. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
European tour program to surely bring the house down at the Albert Hall. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
