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Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
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Symphony under the Stars says farewell to the Domain

Wesley Enoch was booed when he said next year’s concert will be in Parramatta – but it’s not a decision he’s taken lightly. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

January 16, 2017
Classical Music, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: Rautavaara (Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Festival)

Benjamin Northey is expressive and authoritative in superb performances of works by the Finnish master.

January 12, 2017
Audiovisual, Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral, World
news

Chinese New Year set to music

Orchestras around the country celebrate the Year of the Rooster as Tan Dun tours Australia.

January 12, 2017
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

Rautavaara: Flights of Angels

The Finnish composer shocked many in the establishment when he embraced a popular mysticism with his musical angels.

January 2, 2017
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

A funny thing happened on the way to the concert hall

Pin back your ears as six tale-tellers from Australian orchestras share some rippers from the dim and distant past.

December 16, 2016
Classical Music
news

St. Petersburg first to hear Stravinsky’s ‘lost’ Funeral Song

Valery Gergiev gives this intriguing work its first performance in a century at the Mariinsky. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

December 5, 2016
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Stravinsky’s lost Funeral Song to get Australian premiere

Charles Dutoit will direct the composer’s tribute to Rimsky-Korsakov with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in June 2017. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

December 1, 2016
Classical Music, Opera
Live Review

Review: Porgy and Bess (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

Powerful and emotional experience, with fabulous singing, despite amplification problems.

November 27, 2016
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Jessica Cottis: “There’s still a block for women conductors”

The conductor of this year’s Tait Memorial Trust concert on gender, education and musical styles. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

November 23, 2016
Classical Music, Opera
features

Nicole Cabell on the perils of becoming Porgy’s woman

The American soprano reflects on the dangers of typecasting and the status of Gershwin’s opera today. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

November 22, 2016
Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

Porgy and Bess: The first great American opera?

US composers last century sought something distinctively American. Was it under their noses the whole time?

November 20, 2016
Classical Music, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: Dedications (Alisa Weilerstein, Sydney Symphony)

★★★★½ Weilerstein’s Dvořák demands to be seen as well as heard. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

November 17, 2016
Classical Music, Instrumental
news

Hélène Grimaud cancels entire 2017 Australian tour

The French pianist has cancelled her performances next year for personal reasons. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

November 16, 2016

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