MSO Chamber| Music for Harp and Strings 22 September, 2024, Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, VIC ARTISTS Yinuo Mu - curator/harp Anne-Marie Johnson - violin Kirstin Kenny - violin Christopher Moore - viola Rachael Tobin - cello Stephen Newton - narrator PROGRAM BAX...
Articles + Reviews By Peter Hagen
Melting Moments with MSO: Conductor and soloist were absolutely one
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven & Mendelssohn September 19, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC Umberto Clerici conductor Satu Vänskä violin ROSSINI La Scala di Seta: Overture BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 Scottish This concert...
Delightful balance and poise from Hannah Lane and Laura Vaughan
Liquid Pearls Hannah Lane – Baroque triple Harp, Laura Vaughan – Violas Da Gamba, Lirone Friday, 16 February 2024, Tempo Rubato, Melbourne A mainly 16th century programme with works by Diego Ortiz, Antonio de Cabezon, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Ricccardo Rognoni, Giovanni de...
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – Simply put, a treat
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Midsummer Dreams 4 August , 2023, Music Auditorium, School of Music Monash University Clayton Campus PROGRAM Felix Mendelssohn - Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21 Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.8 in F...
The delicate artistry of Javier Perianes with MSO
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Brahms and Dvořák 22 July 2023, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Jaime Martín - conductor Javier Perianes - piano Program BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.6 in D, Op.60 “Favourite repertoire and composers” The Brahms...
MSO’s dreamy Berlioz
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique July 14, 2023, Melbourne Recital Centre Jaime Martín conductor Alexandra Oomens soprano Stephanie Dillon mezzo-soprano Gondwana Voices Lyn Williams AM children's chorus director Program Michael Atherton...
Selby (and friends) a master of musical texture
Selby and Friends | Iconic Fathers July 12, 2023, Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Piano Trio in D-Major Hob XV:24 Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) - Verklärte Nacht for Piano Trio, Op. 4 (Transcription by Eduard Steuermann) Antonin Dvořák...
MICMC… What a Treat!
The 2023 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (MICMC - affectionately pronounced Mick mick) Musica Viva Australia held this event during NAIDOC WEEK Sunday 9 July, 2023, Piano Trios final “one of the first worldwide music competitions bringing...
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, absolute masters…
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra Orchestra | New Perspectives 10 June 2023, Monash University - Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts Beethoven Septet Farrenc Nonet To say that I enjoyed myself at this concert would be a gross understatement. It was the...
Zelman Symphony brings fire and elan to Melbourne suburbs
Zelman Symphony | Saint-Saëns + Dvořák 18 June at 7.30pm, James Tatoulis Auditorium, Kew PROGRAM Saint-Saëns - Havanaise op 83 Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op28 Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No 1 op 33 Interval Dvořák - Symphony No 7 op 70 SOLOISTS...