Jessica O’Donoghue and Jack Symonds | 'Undead' album launch November 7, 2025, The Church, Alexandria, NSW Opera isn’t dead. It isn’t even sleeping. It’s right in front of us in tiger-striped elbow length gloves, thigh-high silver stiletto boots, a plunging neckline...
Articles + Reviews By Pepe Newton
SSO farewells 2025 Fellows with rising stars in concert
SSO | Farewelling Our Fellows 2025 31 October 2025, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, NSW Presented by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship 2025 SSO Fellows Liam Pilgrim violin, Natalie Mavridis violin, Ariel Postmus viola, Noah Lawrence cello, Harry Young double...
ASQ celebrates forty years of artistry from Elegy to Ecstasy
Australian String Quartet | Convergence October 21, 2025, The Neilson, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW There’s something that feels just right about hearing a string quartet in The Neilson. The warm wood panelling, the intimacy of the space, the sense of shared stillness...
Sandwiches, Story-Theatre and Sonic Utopias: Brisbane Music Festival NOV 2025
Brisbane Music Festival | 2025 November 14 - 30 , FourthWall Arts, Brisbane, QLD When you speak with festival director Alex Raineri, you quickly sense that the Brisbane Music Festival isn’t just a curated program of concerts, it’s an evolving conversation. A creative...
Deep Listening, Bright Futures at First Peoples 2025 Composer Showcase
Ngarra-Burria | First Peoples 2025 Composers Showcase Wednesday 15 October, 2025, Eugene Goossens Hall, Sydney, NSW Presented by Ensemble Offspring In a space named after one of Australia’s great composer-conductors, the next generation of composers took centre stage...
Van Diemen’s Band + Ensemble Kaboul’s virtuosic journey across time + cultures
Van Diemen’s Band & Ensemble Kaboul | Where Everything is Music 4 October 2025, Leichhardt Town Hall, NSW Leichhardt Town Hall was packed on a warm Saturday night, an impressive turnout for a program that promised something genuinely different. Where Everything...
Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates connection and a legacy alive and thriving
Sydney Chamber Choir | Connections 28 September 2025, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, NSW The Sydney Chamber Choir marks its 50th year in 2025 and what a year of celebrations it has been so far! This concert was as much a reunion as it was a performance. President Chris...
A Patch of Blue Somewhere – Rubiks Collective’s The Big Idea is absurdly brilliant
Rubiks Collective | The Big Idea 26 September 2025, ACO on the Pier – The Studio, Sydney, NSW by Matthew Shlomowitz & Vid Simoniti | World Premiere Artists: flautist Tamara Kohler, percussionist Kaylie Melville, cellist/bassist Gemma Kneale, guest pianist Alex...
From Solfège to Swingle – The Song Company at their eclectic best
The Song Company | Odd Couples Pairings 20 September, 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney NSW Guest Director: Huw Belling Soprano – Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore (Co-Artistic Director) Mezzo-soprano – Jessica O’Donoghue (Co-Artistic Director) Tenor – Timothy Reynolds Baritone –...
Exile and Empire, Then and Now: The Cooperative’s Nabucco
The Cooperative | Verdi’s Nabucco 30 August 2025, Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW Conductor: Toby Wong Director: Menila Moineaux Cast Nabucco: Tristan Entwistle Abigaille: Livia Brash Young Abigaille: Violet Rose Olds Zaccaria: Bernard Leong‑Lokman Fenena:...











