Review: Black Angels & Red Death (Ensemble Q)
An entertaining and intelligent program from Ensemble Q, with just the right mix of the comforting, the adventurous and the heartfelt.
Gillian Wills has written for Limelight, Griffith Review, Australian Book Review, The Australian, Courier Mail, ArtsHub, The Strad (UK), CutCommon and Artist Profile. Her memoir Elvis and Me (Finch Publishing) was released in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK in 2016.
Her debut novel, Big Music was released on 18 September.
An entertaining and intelligent program from Ensemble Q, with just the right mix of the comforting, the adventurous and the heartfelt.
World-class singing on a cattle station in the middle of the outback? Hearing is believing.
In the elemental surroundings, Korean star Sumi Jo steals the show with a performance that takes root in the memory.
'Jazzical' but magical as Paul Grabowsky and Camerata mix it up, genre-wise.
Grief explored in all its colours on this Anzac Day concert featuring QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici on cello.
Spine-tingling singing from Reginald Mobley in the cathedral acoustic of St Stephen's.
A top-shelf cast ensues little is lost in a stripped-back staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's rollicking melodrama.
Gavrylyuk captivates with his phenomenal execution, interpretative insight and wonderfully expressive left hand.
Loving, touching and bold, the standing ovation which greeted this performance was well deserved.
Goldners farewell the AFCM amid an opening barrage of bold choices, ensemble excellence and palpable passion.
Dame Quentin Bryce tells us about the music she chose to accompany William Robinson's symphonic paintings in the exhibition Lyrical Landscapes, which she curated for HOTA.
The Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition has been updated to reflect COVID and achieve greater relevance.
Sparkling ensemble playing in Schubert's irresistible quintet.