Omega Ensemble Does The Nutcracker
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON The Nutcracker Omega Ensemble City Recital Hall, 16 November The title ‘Serenade’ carries connotations of light evening music and amorous […]
Reviews
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Audra McDonald Sings Broadway
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Audra McDonald sings Broadway With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 7 November The musical theatre songbook was […]
Live review: Cameron Carpenter
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Cameron Carpenter International Touring Organ Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 12 November Illuminated in a blue and purple hue, Cameron […]
Live review: The Seven Deadly Sins
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ by Langdon, Viggiani, Wells & Whitney ‘Die Sieben Todsünden’ by Weill & Brecht Victorian Opera Hamer hall, Arts centre […]
Live Review: Modigliani Quartet (minus one)
BY THOMAS MISSON Modigliani Quartet via Musica Viva Hobart Town Hall, 20 October Many legendary stories of illustrious performers involve a last minute […]
Multi-cultural flute solos from the 21st Century
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON CD Review Vāyu: Multi-cultural flute solos from the twenty-first century Nina Assimakopoulos, flute Label: AMP Recordings A slow glissando creeps […]
Live Review: Painting Music
BY ANTONIA ZAPPIA ‘Painting Music’ Petrichor Sax Glebe Justice Centre, October 31 Let me start this review with a gripe – I have […]
Jeremy Rose Quartet’s ‘Sand Lines’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL CD Review ‘Sand Lines’ Jeremy Rose Quartet Earshift Music, 2015 This latest release from saxophonist and composer Jeremy Rose contains […]
Arcko live in concert
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT ‘From Sorrowing Earth: A Symphonic Celebration of Australian Composer Nigel Butterley’s 80th Birthday’ Arcko Symphonic Ensemble with pianist Zubin Kanga Iwaki […]
CD Review: I Was Flying
BY ANTONIA ZAPPIA ‘I Was Flying’ Sally Whitwell Label: ABC Classics Sally Whitwell’s latest album is a collaborative kaleidoscope of intrigue and wonder. […]