Review: Emerson String Quartet (Musica Viva)
Four master jewellers bring concert gems to life.
September 10, 2019
Steve Moffatt
Steve Moffatt’s earliest musical memories are of his father’s dubious tenor accompanying 78s of Gigli and Björling. As a local newspaper reporter in London, he covered Jimi Hendrix’s inquest. Now retired, he reviews concerts for Limelight and NewsLocal newspapers, where he worked as production editor.
Articles by Steve Moffatt
Review: Medium (Ensemble Apex)
A night at the museum takes us to the moon.
September 2, 2019
Review: Saariaho: True Fire, Trans & Ciel d’hiver (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Finley and Lintu show Saariaho’s heart and soul.
September 2, 2019
Review: Granados: Goyescas (Alexander Boyd)
Boyd brings his painterly touch to works inspired by Goya.
September 2, 2019
Review: Gershwin & Goodyear (Stewart Goodyear, Chineke! Orchestra/Wayne Marshall)
Calypso, Gershwin and teenage hubris makes for spicy soul food.
August 20, 2019
Review: Johannes Moser and Kathryn Stott (Utzon Music Series)
A superlative warming recital on a shivering Sydney Sunday.
August 12, 2019
Review: Xenakis: Pléïades (DeciBells)
Swiss group plays among the stars to hypnotic effect.
July 15, 2019
Review: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol 8 (Jonathan Biss)
Biss balances Beethoven: Eight down, one to go in the American pianist’s masterly set.
July 1, 2019
Review: Dohnányi: Piano Music Volume 4 (Martin Roscoe)
Roscoe completes glowing tribute to overlooked master.
June 24, 2019
Review: Romantic Piano Vol 78 (Howard Shelley, Tasmanian SO)
A teenage Clara Wieck shows her peers just how it’s done.
June 17, 2019
Review: Schumann (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Schumann’s elusive spirit bottled by an astute Frenchman.
May 28, 2019
Review: Beach • Smyth • Clara Schumann (Tasmin Little, John Lenehan)
Not-so-little women emerge from the shadows.
May 20, 2019
Review: Brodsky Quartet (Utzon Music Series)
A spellbinding glimpse at a new era for the ground-breaking Brodsky Quartet.
May 6, 2019