This marvellous concert was performed only once in Australia, September 28. Several musicians were flown in from Iran to join Australian-Iranians in the Utzon Room giving lucky Sydney-siders the opportunity to hear 2000-year-old masterful sounds of the ancient Persian world…
Above pic : John Harkins Photo credit Cary Bennett
John Harkins, Jacob Graham, Andrew Dickeson, Warwick Alder on the Sydney Road Stage… Photo credit Caroline Speight
In 1978 I attended the very first Manly Jazz Carnival, and am surprised I’ve …
For up and coming young singers, particularly those studying opera, the path to a professional career may seem to be extremely narrow and fraught with challenges. In Europe, there is ample population for audiences and many tertiary courses / tutors …
Its rare for a consummate concert goer to be totally bowled over by a sublime performance that exceeds expectation.
So it was at a 90 minute afternoon performance by the effervescent Kuringai Youth Orchestra, who totally nailed it, to the …
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform the music of Joe Hisaishi hosted by Art of the Score and conducted by Nicholas Buc at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday, 24 September, 2025. Image supplied: Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Featured image- evocative concert …
Above pic: the legendary Judy Bailey
Dr Judy Bailey OAM died aged 89 on Friday August 8, 2025, at Estia Health Willoughby where she had been resident since early 2021. Among other health concerns, she suffered from mild cognitive impairment …
Above pic, trumpeter Mike Kenny
I’m of the view that jazz in many ways has gone backwards over the last 25 years, and is now in a parlous state, particularly in Sydney, where despite a marginal rise in live performance …
Curated by Finnish cellist Timo-Veikko Valve for ACO’s 50th anniversary season, Musical Awakenings was a program that seemed designed to regulate both body and mind — guiding listeners through states of stillness, movement, and release. Valve curated an arc that …
Sydney’s City Recital Hall in Angel Place held a full house last night for the continuation of Sydney Symphony’s most excellent series “International Pianists in Recital”. This time we were lucky enough to hear the world renowned concert soloist Marc-André …
