Review: Donizetti Songs Vol. 5 & 6 (Ermonela Jaho, Carlo Rizzi)
Albanian diva shows two sides of the Euro in Donizetti double.
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.
Albanian diva shows two sides of the Euro in Donizetti double.
A box set binge of Bach as Madeleine Easton’s Akademie takes on all six Brandenburgs.
Plenty to sing about as Salut! winds up its 30th-anniversary season with a celebration of the human voice.
A voice for the generations, Samara Joy shows us what all the fuss is about.
Bill Frisell brings a symphonic sweep to a spellbinding masterclass with his telepathic trio.
Mozart and all that jazz bring SSO’s cracking Cocktail Hour to a satisfying end.
Sell-out concert with family feel shows why they’re just wild about Harry.
Paul Stanhope’s remarkable Requiem is just what the world needs now.
Three Australian-Iranian musicians and two Persian classical music stars from Tehran deliver a hypnotic concert spanning centuries.
Bach Akademie’s violin celebration shows they’re bowed but never beaten.
Donald Runnicles has the audience riding along on a crest of a wave.
Kathryn Selby’s new cello friend, SSO's Catherine Hewgill, makes for a trio made in heaven.
The wait was well worth the while for Canadian piano great Marc-André Hamelin’s Sydney recital debut.