Last night was my first experience of electro-acoustic collective ACO Underground and it was a great night of entertainment. They're members of Australian Chamber Orchestra, guitarist Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and bass guitarist Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes). They...
The launch of Lady Sings the Viol CD was a joyous occasion in the almost full Independent Theatre in North Sydney. They wanted the night to be a celebration and not feel like a concert, and they achieved that wonderfully. You could feel the buzz and energy when...
It was my first opportunity to hear Resonance at Christ Church in Lavender Bay and there were several highlights. Firstly, the view! While Chris Cartner and I waited for the crowd to arrive we chatted and stared at the wonderful view - a great start to the end of week...
Yellow Lounge was created by the "Yellow Label" Deutsche Grammophon in the Berlin Club scene, as a way to hear classical music in a relaxed and cool atmosphere. It was launched in Sydney in 2012 with Noah Stewart. This time we ventured to East Sydney and heard the...
Saturday's Sirius Chamber Ensemble concert was filled with lovely music in the beautiful St Philips Church near Wynyard. I've previously pondered what influences our enjoyment of a concert, and one of those factors was how well we know the musicians. Some musicians...
On July 27, there will be an innovative production of Philip Glass' Akhnaten opera, with a specially produced fragrance. It's a wonderful concept and reminds me of a business bootcamp where they encouraged us to think of the emotion your business is trying to create,...
I recently found myself in a concert attending frenzy. In the midst of this I heard the same piece of music performed twice and Sophr, who I've not heard often, in two concerts. It caused me to ponder... What factors influence our enjoyment of music performed live?...
Acacia Quartet performing works from their CD with Jane Sheldon 'North+South' were joined by two works by Lyle Chan. A perfect way to finish the week. Jane's beautiful voice sang through a range of traditional, arranged, and new works, that washed the stress of the...
Music is in Alisa Weilerstein's blood. You can hear it when she performs and then you find out, it is true, her family is musical. Her latest CD, released in May, with Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin is the Cello Concertos by Edward Elgar and Elliott Carter....
classikON, the community that makes classical music accessible, is celebrating its first birthday - but it’s the fans who are getting the presents. Spreading the reach from promoting classical concerts in Sydney in its first year to now promoting across NSW, Victoria,...