Australian Haydn Ensemble | The Mozarts, The Haydns and the Bear April 30, 2023, City Recital Hall, Sydney Roland Peelman, guest conductor Jacqueline Porter, soprano Andrew Goodwin, tenor Skye McIntosh, lead violin The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s concert at the City...
Articles + Reviews By Alan Holley
CD Review: Quercus Trio – Australian Horn Trios
QUERCUS TRIO Carla Blackwood horn, Elizabeth Sellars violin, Rhodri Clarke piano ROGER SMALLEY (1943–2015) - Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (2000–2002) [23’06] LARRY SITSKY (born 1934) - Barerq (1984) 4’05 ELENA KATS-CHERNIN...
SSO and the magnificent Arabella Steinbacher premiere a monumental violin concerto
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Umberto Clerici - conductor Arabella Steinbacher - violin Friday 28 Apr 2023, Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall Georges Lentz - “...to beam in distant heavens...” Violin Concerto World Premiere Richard Strauss - Thus Spoke Zarathustra,...
‘Five stars’ for MSO’s War Requiem
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | War Requiem - Benjamin Britten April 14, 2023, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Jaime Martin - conductor Samantha Clarke - soprano Toby Spence - tenor David Greco - baritone Gondwana voices children's chorus MSO chorus Benjamin Britten's War...
Diane Berger and Sumiko Yamamura were riveting…
St Stephen’s Friday Music | Diane Berger and pianist Sumiko Yamamura March 24, 2023, St Stephen’s Macquarie Street, Sydney Diane Berger - flute Sumiko Yamamura - piano Mark Quarmby - organ In this week’s Friday Music in St Stephen’s flautist Diane Berger and pianist...
Friday Music Series in Macquarie Street a continuing joy
St Stephen’s Friday Music | Sirius Chamber Ensemble March 17, 2023, St Stephen's, Sydney Melissa Coleman – flute Ian Sykes - clarinet Mark Quarmby - piano The surprise at the Friday Recital this week was the appearance of the director of the Series, Mark Quarmby, as...
Danaë Killian – A true servant of the music
St Stephen's Friday Music, 10 February 2023 Danaë Killian (pianoforte) Goldberg Variations, BWV988Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Melbourne pianist Danaë Killian was meant to perform the Goldberg Variations, BWV988 by JS Bach in early 2020 but like so much of recent...
Truly magical moments from ACC’s carols
Australian Chamber Choir | A Ceremony of Carols Sunday 11 December, 2022, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park Douglas Lawrence - musical director Melina van Leeuwen – harp soloist It is Christmas time and carols are everywhere! They seem as ever present as the...
CD Review: Lyrebird Brass | Tonnerre de Brass
Lyrebird Brass | Tonnerre de Brass Common Tone Records, 2022 A CD made in Melbourne of obscure, dare I say, even on the edge of unknown Belgium, Dutch and French composers may seem a little odd but the works recorded here show interest and the performances by the...
Coro Austral’s simple melody, harmony and rhythm shines
Coro Austral | O Magnum Mysterium 27 November, 2022, St Joseph’s Church, Rozelle Margot McLaughlin - director There is a great tradition of non-professional choirs in Sydney and it seems to me that over the last 30 years or so there has been a growth in the number of...