Above: Members of Omega Ensemble lower strings. Featured image: Artistic Director David Rowden was joined by visiting virtuoso Michael Collins to perform Graeme Koehne’s ‘Dances on the Edge of Time’ at City Recital Hall. Images: Eloise Coomber, Melbourne leg of …
On August 18, 2025, the Takács Quartet—Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola), András Fejér (cello)—graced Sydney’s City Recital Hall, marking Musica Viva’s 80th birthday of bringing world-class classical artists to Australia. Touring capital cities through August, this …
Above : Judy Bailey pictured in 2019. Photo credit Cary Bennett
The jazz pianist, composer, arranger & educator Judy Bailey was born in Auckland NZ on October 3, 1935. She passed away peacefully aged 89 on August 8, 2025, at …
This live orchestral rendition of the first Stars Wars movie played to a captive audience. The event was testimony to the phenomenal appeal of this serialised space fantasy – a generation that grew up with the 1977 movie were out …
Above and featured: Yulugi performers Keyna Wilkins (flutes,piano), Raph Hatz (yidaki), Robert Waetherall (dance) and Gumaroy Newman (song man, poetry, percussion) performed to an appreciative crowd at Lazybones on Wednesday August 13. Images:Tawfik Elgazzar
This refreshing show was a cultural …
Above: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra musicians performing in this collaboration with Circa. Image: Laura Manariti Photographs.
Bach’s The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 is an important late work, his last will and testament to polyphonic writing that had so defined his …
Music remains a constant source of joy, comfort and inspiration, as we journey through life. It has the ability to connect us, evoke memories, and express the inexpressible.
The afternoon performance Of AVE`s THOUGHT IS SURROUNDED BY A HALO banished …
Above: This revival production of The Marriage of Figaro succeeds with its naturalist sets, costumes and a cast capable of celebrating Mozart’s musical, dramatic and comedic impact. Featured image: Richard Anderson as Dr Bartolo and Dominica Matthews as Marcellina. Images: …