Review: Countertenor (Anthony Roth Costanzo)
Costanzo’s cultural pilgrimage is a virtuoso literary performance.
Will Yeoman is a former senior arts writer and current travel journalist for The West Australian newspaper. A regular contributor to Limelight and Gramophone, he is also Artistic Director of the York Festival and a keen classical guitarist.
Costanzo’s cultural pilgrimage is a virtuoso literary performance.
From spectral sound worlds to Beethoven’s cosmic fugue, the ASQ charts a voyage of extraordinary precision and intensity.
WASO has given Perth plenty of Mahlerian noise and glory over the years. This concert's quietest moments will be among its most memorable.
A richly rewarding cross-cultural journey that resonates on many levels.
In a technically flawless and tasteful recital, Lewis sets Mozart’s piano sonatas among composers who owe him more than they might seem to.
James Ledger’s new Clarinet Concerto dazzlingly premiered; Rachmaninov's Second superlatively delivered.
Performing in a relatively intimate theatre, the combined forces of WASO gave this concert a power not always matched in larger venues.
Greco and Helyard ends their HIP Schubert trilogy in fine style.
WASO and Konstantin Shamray bring fire, precision and fresh vitality to Russian masterpieces and Beethoven.
In a word: exquisite. A concert that demands and rewards your complete attention.
A 20-something Finn made his Australian debut with a national orchestra and closed out the evening as though he owned the place.
Subtle, textured music from an enigmatic poet in sound.
Fine performances illuminate contrasting sacred settings, though the program struggles to sustain dramatic purpose.