Richard Wong

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Richard Wong

Richard Wong is the world’s greatest conductor, or he wants to be. Currently he is a maths teacher in the public sector. He recently discovered classikon, and wants to attend every single music concert in NSW now that his children have grown up. Having had a session volunteer writing for 2MBS-FM, he is looking forward to waffling on in his own eccentric way about the beauty and importance of music…
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Exceptional musicianship from Salut! Baroque

Salut! Baroque | Bohemian Rhapsody 14 June, 2026, Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW Musicians: Sally Melhuish, Recorder Alana Blackburn, Recorder Rachael Beesley, Baroque Violin Julia Russoniello, Baroque Violin […]

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TwoSet Violin – great experience, happy faces, a delightful evening of fun music making

TwoSet Violin | Sacrilegious Games World Tour June 9, 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW TwoSet Violin performed their sacrilegious concert at the Sydney Opera House. ‘How do we turn a […]

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WSO. Magic Flute. Magic program.

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Magic Flute 24 May, 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Mozart, Hindson and Brahms Dr Nicholas Milton AM – Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Mozart: Overture to […]

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Sophie Rowell & Kristian Chong truly excellent performers

Sydney Mozart Society | Sophie Rowell & Kristian Chong 20 May 2026, The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, NSW 4 violin sonatas: MOZART Sonata for piano and violin in G major, […]

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Congratulations to Joubert Singers on their Requiems at the lovely St James

Joubert Singers | Requiem 17 May, 2026, St James Church, Sydney, NSW 2 Requiems: Faure, a short pause, then Mozart Conductor: Kurt Ison The program notes for this performance were […]

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Symphonic Cinema with SSO truly spectacular, unforgettable

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Symphonic Cinema: The Planets 3 May 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW Days after the concert, I still have an ear worm. Fragments of the Planets’ music […]

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Northey’s Planets open rehearsal utterly revelatory

SSO | Open rehearsal with Benjamin Northey – Symphonic Cinema: The Planets April 28, 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW I will be reviewing the Symphonic Cinema concert itself in a […]

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Bravo NSSO – Beethoven would have been happy!

North Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven 28 March, 2026, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, NSW Rossini – Semiramide Overture, Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto 1 with Phillip Shovk, Beethoven – 5th […]

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WSO’s ‘Frozen’ in Concert a hugely successful event!

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Disney’s Frozen in Concert March 21, 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW FROZEN was performed by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra to the movie soundtrack (a bit strange, […]

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Luminescence’s Tenebrae II: when the choir sang, the magic began

Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae II Thursday, 19 April, The Neilson Theatre, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW The venue was wharf 2, where the ACO (Australian Chamber Orchestra) have […]

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SSO’s Elden Ring adventure spectacular and immersive

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure March 13, 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW The hero twisted the sword, gouged a little deeper, and then pulled out the sword. […]

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SSO’s Listen to This Series – a beautiful secret (don’t tell!)

SSO | Listen to this: Discover Tchaikovsky 10 March 2026, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, NSW Benjamin Northey (conductor in residence). I am a huge fan of the SSO’s ‘Listen […]

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Australian Haydn Ensemble’s Spring is truly magnificent

Australian Haydn Ensemble | Mozart’s Spring March 8, 2026, Paintings Room, State Library, Sydney, NSW AHE 2026, the first program for their year, consisted of Haydn, Mendelssohn and Mozart string […]

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Extraordinary. Jean-Yves Thibaudet – Debussy Preludes

Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Recital February 23, 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW Two iconic paragons in the one night. Jean-Yves Thibaudet the French pianist par excellence, one of the leading exponents […]

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Meet the SSO Fellows – The future of Australian music performance is in very good hands!

Sydney Symphony Fellowship | Meet the Fellows February 21, 2026, St James Church, King St, Sydney, NSW The Sydney Symphony Fellowship hosted a program on Saturday February 21 5pm at […]

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Nobody Does It Better! WSO goes to Hollywood

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Hollywood February 14, 2026, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW The grand sweep of our majestic Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in full flight, with an Imperial Cruiser hovering over […]

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Willoughby Symphony end the year full of festive cheer

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Spirit of Christmas Sunday 14 December, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Choir conducted by Peter Ellis It was a performance full of festive […]

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Carols at the House – What a show!

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Carols at the House 12 December, 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW What a show! Over two and a half hours of entertainment – closer to three […]

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