Australian Haydn Ensemble performed Schubert Songs featuring guest Baritone David Greco. Back by popular demand, the ensemble have revived the program with Greco from the BC years (Before Covid) mixing Schubert’s Lieder with String Quartet movements by Mendelssohn.…
It was a big crowd at the City Recital Hall last night for the opening night of “Mozart’s Jupiter” by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. The program promised a full evening of Mozart featuring some of our old favourites. Who could …
World renowned concert pianist Angela Hewitt returned to Sydney after 7 years absence performing at City Recital Hall last night. This was the final performance of her Australian tour encompassing South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
With a long …
If you ask around who is the greatest living violinist in the world, you will likely be told Maxim Vengerov. Born in the Soviet Union, Vengerov first picked up violin lessons at the age of five and won his …
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall was filled to the back of the choir seats last night for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance of Saint-Saëns’ famous Organ Symphony. We so rarely get to hear the Concert Hall organ played …
4 1/2 stars
There is always excitement when Opera Australia launches a new production, particularly for an old favourite from the repertoire. It was a full house for the opening of Tosca at the Joan Sutherland Theatre in the Sydney …
4 1/2 stars
A big crowd assembled last night at City Recital Hall for the final night of Australian Haydn Ensemble’s “Heavenly Sopranos” tour. The audience were treated to a superb baroque music concert with a program hand picked to …
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra are well known for their collaborations with artists of other disciplines. With the chaos of the past few years, many showbiz projects around the world were put on the shelf for a better day. One of the …
The famous “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” Otherwise known as “Barcarolle” from the Giulietta Act of the Tales of Hoffmann sung by Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca.
Sydney Opera House hosted the world premiere of Opera Australia’s The Tales of …
4 ½ stars
Sydney had an unexpected treat last night when the Australian Haydn Ensemble presented a unique program of rarely heard music. Titled “Die Stille Nacht” the crowd were expecting a fairly predictable line-up of well known Baroque pieces. …
