Carrying the flag at the Metropolitan Opera
With glamorous divas, the smell of greasepaint and backstage menagerie, the old Metropolitan Opera was an eye-opener for a 16-year-old boy.
With glamorous divas, the smell of greasepaint and backstage menagerie, the old Metropolitan Opera was an eye-opener for a 16-year-old boy.
Virtuosic playing by the Goldner and Danish String Quartets, and a star turn by pianist Olga Kern.
Violinist Harry Bennetts delivers an excellent Tchaikovsky Concerto.
An excellent account of Prokofiev Five and a first-rate horn concerto.
Acacia Quartet and Sally Whitwell bear the bays at this year's Festival.
★★★★☆ Nicholas Milton gives the composer’s Fourth the drama and Russian-flair atmosphere it needs. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★☆☆ Lightweight operatic programme in need of some Verdi, Mozart or Wagner. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ First-rate performance of symphonic repertoire’s central pillar leaves an overwhelming impression. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Tchaikovsky’s ‘Mozartian’ steals the spotlight in a Wolfgang-inspired programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ Festivalgoers are in for quite a treat if its prelude is anything to go by. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ CSO goes off the beaten track with an unusually interesting programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ Andrew Haveron’s Sibelius favours poeticism over flamboyance. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Hoang Pham proves outstanding soloist in Tchaikovsky’s First. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in