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
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
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
Review: Porgy and Bess (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Powerful and emotional experience, with fabulous singing, despite amplification problems.
November 27, 2016
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
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
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
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
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
New report praises SSO Fellowship programme
An independent report has found that the Orchestra’s training programme addresses an unmet need in Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 16, 2016
Stjepan Hauser: “Bach was the rock star of his own time”
For one half of the 2Cellos duo there are only two kinds of music: good and bad. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 15, 2016
Pinchas Zukerman’s on-going love affair with Australia
The Israeli violinist explains why he loves our open-minded culture, and what he finds in Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Shostakovich. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
November 7, 2016
SpringFest 2016: A chance to tango through the tulips?
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows will provide the music for this headily-scented hardy perennial. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 30, 2016