Review: Breaking the Silence (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
The restrained but heartfelt emotion of Fauré’s Requiem cut through the downpour outside with reassuring harmony and warmth.
Sydney-based writer Harriet Cunningham is a music and theatre critic for The Sydney Morning Herald. She manages content and brand at Musica Viva Australia. She was recently awarded a doctorate for her work on a history of Dartington International Summer School, and has been known to play the violin.
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