Interwoven with live music a play which tells true stories of violins played during the Holocaust Such a heartbreaking chapter in history, but this slice - this thread of hopefulness -was so restorative and beautiful - patron The Braid Stories from the Violins of Hope is a new stage play which brings to life the […]
A series of organ recitals given on the wonderful 1910 Hill and Son organ, by some of Sydney’s top organists in the serene surroundings of the historic Pitt st Uniting Church, Sydney Entry by gold coin donation THIS WEEK Andrej Kouznetsov COMING UP 9.6.23 Simon Nieminski
New Perspectives In the first half of the 19th century, music moved out of the palaces of Europe and into its living rooms, with an explosion in publishing houses making the latest works accessible to everyone from princes to paupers. As with so many developments in music, Beethoven was at the centre of things: his […]
Salon: Stunning and sublime piano to uplift and comfort During the long lockdowns of 2021, one of Australia’s most acclaimed composers, Professor Matthew Hindson, began writing solo piano pieces that seemed to fall under the ever more popular search term of “sad piano music”: pieces that comforted, supported, or uplifted, and somehow did not strictly […]
Join Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of beloved and joyous classical music alongside a new Australian work in a performance that the whole family will enjoy! Camerata in Concert will feature a joyous program featuring works by Dvorak, Vivaldi and more, featuring Camerata’s Rory Smith as cello soloist, and a brand-new […]
Australian pianist Daniel de Borah has had critics reaching for superlatives: ‘music-making of this calibre is to be cherished’, ‘Daniel de Borah wowed the audience with his virtuosic skills’. He makes his TSO debut as soloist in Beethoven’s only minor-key piano concerto, the dramatic and exciting Piano Concerto No 3. Beethoven’s concerto is prefaced by […]
June will see the second pair of concerts for the year from the Mosman Symphony Orchestra. The program features: The Blue Danube Waltz, composed by Johann Strauss II (aka Der Sohn), is known and beloved the world over. It is a melodic and romantic piece that evokes a feeling of grandeur and nostalgia. The Radetzky March is another beloved […]
June will see the second pair of concerts for the year from the Mosman Symphony Orchestra. The program features: The Blue Danube Waltz, composed by Johann Strauss II (aka Der Sohn), is known and beloved the world over. It is a melodic and romantic piece that evokes a feeling of grandeur and nostalgia. The Radetzky March is another beloved […]
In 1970 Garrick Ohlsson – a gangly pianist from White Plains, New York, all of 22 and unknown beyond his hometown – pulled off an astonishing feat: from nowhere he won the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the only American to have done so. He somehow missed the announcement, a kindly audience member informing him that […]
New Perspectives In the first half of the 19th century, music moved out of the palaces of Europe and into its living rooms, with an explosion in publishing houses making the latest works accessible to everyone from princes to paupers. As with so many developments in music, Beethoven was at the centre of things: his […]
Interwoven with live music a play which tells true stories of violins played during the Holocaust Such a heartbreaking chapter in history, but this slice - this thread of hopefulness -was so restorative and beautiful - patron The Braid Stories from the Violins of Hope is a new stage play which brings to life the […]
Children's Concert An exciting introduction to the world of music and the orchestra, come on a fun filled musical adventure for the whole family. ARTISTS Penrith Symphony Orchestra Paul Terracini / Conductor