LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis
BY WENDY ZHANG Jazz at Lincoln Centre OrchestraLed by Wynton Marsalis Sydney Opera House, 2 September 2023 Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra, led by Wynton […]
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REVIEWS // Wendy experiences Tales of 12 Chinese Zodiac
BY WENDY ZHANG Tales of 12 Chinese ZodiacChina Oriental Performing Arts Group Produced by China Arts and Entertainment, presented by AusfengSydney State Theatre 21 November What […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Holst’s Planets
BY WENDY ZHANG Holst’s Planets Sydney Symphony Orchestra 27 September 2019, Sydney Opera House Gustav Holst wrote The Planets (Opus 32) between 1914 and 1917, […]
How to get the most out of a music conference
BY WENDY ZHANG This July, I had the opportunity to attend the Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference for the first time. I registered for this mainly […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Opera Australia’s Madama Butterfly
BY WENDY ZHANG Madama ButterflyOpera AustraliaSydney Opera House, 29 July Black and white with dashes of red dominated the stage of Graeme Murphy’s production Madama […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears VOCES8 at the Sydney Opera House
BY WENDY ZHANG VOCES8Sydney Opera House, 16 June My idea about a cappella music came from pop culture productions like Pitch Perfect and Glee, and […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Herbie Hancock
BY WENDY ZHANG Herbie HancockVivid LIVESydney Opera House, 10 June Herbie Hancock? I’ve seen his music videos when I was growing up, and read about […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Yulianna Avdeeva
BY WENDY ZHANG Yulianna Avdeeva performs Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Sydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, 17 May Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva captured the spirits […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees the Australian Harp Quartet
BY WENDY ZHANG Australian Harp QuartetMosman Art Gallery, 19 May Before attending the Australian Harp Quartet concert, I had little idea of what a harp […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to the Musica Viva Fest (gig 6)
BY WENDY ZHANG Musica Viva Festival SydneyConcert 6 – FinaleVerbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 28 April The 2019 Musica Viva Festival Finale concert presented […]