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
Janet Webb looks back at 35 years as Principal Flute
Retiring in November, the SSO musician looks back at a career spanning seven Chief Conductors. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 19, 2016
Marathons have nothing on the Strauss Oboe Concerto
Sydney Symphony Orchestra oboist Shefali Pryor will run in the New York City Marathon for Médecins Sans Frontières. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2016
Rising Star: Sydney Symphony Orchestra flautist Stephanie Vici
The young Aussie’s studies have taken her overseas. Back on home soil, she’s landed a plum part in the SSO Fellowship programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2016