Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Schumann’s Second Symphony with Simone Young March 11, 2024, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall It was refreshing to attend a concert at the coffee time of […]
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Virtuoso November 25, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW The concert given by the WSO at Chatswood Concourse had a large audience attracted by a very popular […]
Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra | Beethoven’s 5th November 19, 2023, St Ives Uniting Church. NSW What an enticing programme by the KPO at St Ives Uniting Church which, not surprisingly, was […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Sonus Piano Quartet November 17, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood NSW I have already praised the programmers for the Sydney Mozart Society recitals and they excelled in […]
Phoenix Collective Quartet | Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Emma Greenhill November 12, 2023, Kincumber, NSW One thing is certain-when you attend a recital given by “Phoenix” you will hear something innovative […]
Selby & Friends | Final Statements November 5, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church It seems impossible but every recital that Kathryn Selby performs with her friends seems to mature like an […]
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Valkyries and Villains October 15, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood A fantastically original programme was put together by conductor Sarah Penicka-Smith, together with, as she told us, […]
North Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Concert 3 September 24, 2023, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney The combination of Verbrugghen Hall with its great acoustics and the talented North Sydney Symphony Orchestra proved […]
Schubert Overwritten | Rob Hao Friday September 8, 2023, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House We were treated to a fascinating recital at the Utzon Room with the additional benefit of […]
Selby & Friends | Three Stages of Man Sunday September 3, 2023, Turramurra Uniting Church Rachmaninoff had a lot to contend with in his early life. His father was against […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Frank Celata and Friends! 22 August, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood What a Program header – Frank Celata and Friends! Frank is well known to Sydney Mozart […]
Sydney Mozart Society | Kathryn Selby and Andrew Haveron May 25, 2023, The Concourse, Chatswood Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata is a momentous work – what other work has a book and a […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Powerful Inspirations Thurs April 20, 2023, Sydney Opera House Wow – I don’t know whose brow was mopped more, the conductor’s, the […]
Sydney Mozart Society| Clemens Leske and Daniel Herscovitch Friday 14 April, The Concourse Chatswood It was brave of the Sydney Mozart Society to put on a programme of music for […]
Orange Chamber Music Festival 2023 March 9 to 12, 2023 | Orange, NSW It was a nostalgic experience driving to the Central West of NSW as I was a regular […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | CPE Bach: Universe of Harmony December 11, 2022, City Recital Hall, Sydney It’s difficult to believe that in the second half of the eighteenth century, Carl […]
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Simone Young Conducts Beethoven November 24, Sydney Opera House To stage a concert performance of such a dramatic opera as Fidelio is a huge undertaking so […]
Mendelssohn is one of many composers, in my opinion, who wrote a lot of average material and the occasional brilliant piece. His violin concerto and Hebridean overture are two of […]
