Thoroughbass presents a fantastic production this September. Following a series of performances at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta (where we had the audience of young children, parents and grandparents riveted to their seats) THE TOYBOX is coming alive again!
They dance, they …
The individual elements in this landmark production are tremendous but I found the performance dark , somewhat disturbing and perhaps a bit fragmented and disjointed ( which , I understand , is at least partly what the ACO intended ).…
Enjoy Mahler’s Colossal Fifth Symphony With The Metropolitan Orchestra at the Eugene Goossens Hall in the ABC Centre
Featuring the largest complement of musicians to hit the stage with The Metropolitan Orchestra this year, Gustav Mahler’s enormous Fifth Symphony is …
The inaugural Eastside Sydney Music Festival (ESMF) is curated by Neal Peres Da Costa (Professor and Associate Dean of Research Sydney Conservatorium of Music) to showcase the magnificent artistry of Australian musicians in one week of diverse musical events.
The …
Program
Mendelssohn – Octet for Strings in E-flat Major
Brahms – Serenade No.1 in D Major for Nonet
Sublime! That’s really the only word for this concert. Touring currently is the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra. The group is composed …
Glenn Amer and Melvyn Morrow celebrate the rich heritage of Arthur Sullivan’s inspirational church music There’s a lot more to Sir Arthur Sullivan than W.S Gilbert – in fact, a heaven of a lot more. In the second half of …
He occasionally uses a toothpick for a baton, often performs in a Nehru-style black suit and hardly ever appears in public clean-shaven. But whenever the name of Valery Gergiev is mentioned there is a whiff of controversy in the air. …
Daniel Barenboim has had a long and glorious career both as a concert pianist and a celebrated conductor. He has been described as one of the great humanists and a person respected for his integrity and principles.
He was born …
I realise I’ll be accused of name-dropping but Marin Alsop and I share a common bond – we are both avid fans of Leonard Bernstein. Alas our similarities end there because I have admired Bernstein from a distance whereas Alsop …
The evening of Wednesday 20 April 1983 was like any other. The temperature was quite temperate. At the Lane Cove Town Hall, however, the evening was hotting up and in a state of controlled panic. It was the opening …