Live Review: Nexas Saxophone Quartet
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Folklore’ Nexas Saxophone Quartet Glebe Justice Centre 24 October The Glebe Justice Centre is a large and spacious hall, yet […]
Reviews
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Live Review: Hourglass Beach
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Hourglass Beach’ The Hourglass Ensemble Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, October 23 In true form to its aesthetic and mission statement […]
Live Review: Davison’s ‘The Fine Art of Conversation’ premiered
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Exaltation’ The Huon Quartet featuring Elinor Lea and Rohana O’Malley (violins), Douglas Coghill (viola), Jane Tallon (cello), joined by clarinettist Andrew […]
Live Review: SSO does Sibelius
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Sibelius 2 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 8 October Timpani, gong and a sizzling heat-haze from the violins launches Peter […]
CD Review: ‘Colossus’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Colossus’ CD release By Damien Kingston (guitar), Matt Boden (piano), Nick Haywood (bass), Alf Jackson (drums) The first thing that […]
Live Review: The Idea of Spain
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘The Idea of Spain’ North Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Hillinger, pianist Daniel Rojas Works by Albeniz, Rojas, De Falla, […]
Live Review: Chamber to Charleston
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Omega Ensemble ‘Chamber to Charleston’ Works by Ravel, Mozart, Martinu, and Saint-Saens City Recital Hall, 17 September Along my own […]
Live Review: Cirque de la Symphonie
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Cirque de la Symphonie With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 17 September A jester clad in a motley of […]
Live Review: New Palm Court Orchestra
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN The New Palm Court Orchestra Deakin Edge, Federation Square, 10 September In their last concert of the Bridging Traditions series, the […]
Live Review: Jazz Party
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Jazz Party Kew Court House, 28 August Known for its periodic takeovers of residencies all across Melbourne, Jazz Party occupied the […]