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Daniel Kaan

SSO winds get their day in the sun – a diverting concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Lyrical woodwinds in the city 7 August 2025, City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM R Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat, Op.7 (1881) R Strauss: Suite in B flat, Op.4 (1884) Dvořák: Serenade in D minor, B77 (Op.44) (1878) This short one hour concert in the Recital Hall featured works all

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WSO presented a balanced and beautiful evening of Mozart and more

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Odyssey June 22, 2025, The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW PROGRAM Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 Smetana – The Moldau (Vltava) Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 In G, Op. 88 ARTISTS Dr. Nicholas Milton AM – Conductor Ji Won Kim – Soloist Caleb Wright – Soloist No-one is more of a fan of Mozart than Yours Truly, but

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Daniel Kaan

Daniel Lozakovich’s Australian debut relentlessly energetic and fiery

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Daniel Lozakovich performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto 7 May 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW PROGRAM: JANÁČEK Symphonic Suite from Jenůfa SIBELIUS Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No.6 ARTISTS: TOMÁŠ NETOPIL conductor DANIEL LOZAKOVICH violin Sydney Symphony Orchestra What a delight to hear Daniel Lozakovich and that he is only 24 years old seems impossible for a

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Orchestras
Pepe Newton

Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra 2025 Season Launch

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) has announced its 2025 program with a slew of mouth-watering concerts – including three major performances in Chatswood’s spectacular Concourse Concert Hall. KPO Artistic Director Paul Terracini confirmed that the acclaimed community orchestra will perform a Dvorak & Tchaikovsky program (Sunday 9 March); the 41st annual final of the KPO’s celebrated NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition (Sunday

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Guest Reviewer

Balmain Sinfonia were marvellously expressive, bringing a fantastical tale to life

Balmain Sinfonia | Enigmas and Fairytales September 21, 2024 | Leichhardt Town Hall Monica Buckland, conductor I must admit that I am a friend of Balmain Sinfonia and I assist with their front-of house on concert day. However, when classikON said their reviewer couldn’t attend the concert at the last minute, I thought I’d step in to tell you all

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Peter Hagen

MSO chamber players present a curious and different world of music

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 Quintet for Harp & Strings DEBUSSY Les cloches for harp and cello DEBUSSY En Bateau for harp and cello

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Claire Matthews

Karin Schaupp + Camerata presented an evening of sensitive chamber music

Camerata & Karin Schaupp: Serenade 23 May, 2024, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD Camerata joined forces with guitarist Karin Schaupp for an evening of sensitive chamber music on Wednesday night in the QPAC concert hall. It was the perfect mid-week escape, carving out a space for reflection in the busyness of life.  The stage was bathed in soft red lighting and set

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Tony Burke

Sonus Piano Quartet prove how approachable a modern work can be

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 their latest offering by the Sonus Piano Quartet. We had hardly sat down before our senses were jolted by a modernistic work, Martinů’s 1st Piano Quartet. Bohuslav Martinů is a

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Pepe Newton

Camerata – Queenland’s Chamber Orchestra launches 2024

“Every Camerata concert I have attended has left me in wonder.”  – Caroline B, audience member  Experience the wonder and joy that is Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra across four  mainstage concerts, a regional Queensland tour, and two seasons with Queensland Ballet as their Live Music Partner, with a recital series yet to be announced.   February’s opening concert sees the

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Jennifer Foong

The Beecroft Orchestra, bringing out the best

The Beecroft Orchestra | Spring Gala September 17, 2023, Cheltenham Girls’ High School, NSW In the light-filled spacious new Cheltenham Girls’ High School hall on a hot Sunday afternoon, many members of the local community enjoyed the Spring Gala held by Beecroft Orchestra, an amateur orchestra that provides opportunities for musicians to make music together and for young soloists, composers,

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Alan Holley

Stefan Dohr with SSO – it was breathtaking! Literally

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 Friday 18 August, 2023, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House OLA RUDNER conductor STEFAN DOHR horn KODÁLY – Dances of Galanta R STRAUSS – Horn Concerto No.2 DVOŘÁK – Symphony No.7 A little personal preamble before writing about this concert; In October 2012 I spent a week with the composer Georges Lentz in

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Daniel Kaan

As always, impeccable ensemble-playing from Australia Ensemble

Australia Ensemble UNSW | Summer Music 12 August, 2023, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Program: Samuel BARBER | Summer Music Op.31 (1956) Jean FRANÇAIX | Trio (1992) Leo SMIT | Sextet (1933) Antonin DVOŘÁK | Piano Quartet no.2 Op.87 in E flat (1889) The four permanent string players of the seven-member Australia Ensemble were not performing in this concert, but

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Peter Hagen

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 D minor piano concerto is one of the longest piano concertos of the 19th century and is symphonic

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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 (1841 – 1904) – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op.90 “Dumky” Natalie Chee – violin Julian

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Ron Ringer

Three encores for TMO and Russoniello’s latest triumph

The Metropolitan Orchestra | Carnivals and Adventures May 28, 2023, Marrickville Town Hall Antonín Dvořák, Carnival Overture Dvořák’s Carnival Overture forms one part of the trilogy of overtures, “Nature, Life and Love” composed in 1891. Take note: listen to that opening gambit with the orchestra on the attack in dramatic style, strident, forthright, yet melodic. Heights are scaled by players

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Sydney Mozart Society’s brave programming wins fans

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 four piano hands and their bravery was rewarded in spades. Clemens Leske and Daniel Herscovitch both teach at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and have performed together several times. Clemens

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Pepe Newton

5 Stunning New Programs from Selby & Friends in 2023

Season 2023 Promises 5 Stunning New Programs   Selby & Friends is delighted to announce the 2023 Season of five intimate chamber music programs around the country – at City Recital Hall in Sydney, The Salon at the Melbourne Recital  Centre for Evening and Matinee series, Elder Hall & the Flinders Street Church (Tour 1 only) in  Adelaide, St Jude’s

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En pointe with The Metropolitan Orchestra

The Metropolitan Orchestra | String Serenade August 28, 2022, Marrickville Town Hall Under the baton of the remarkably talented conductor, Sarah-Grace Williams, The Metropolitan Orchestra excelled itself in last Sunday afternoon’s concert at Marrickville Town Hall. Methinks the event provided those visiting the inner west with their very own ‘Swoon’ experience. And did those aldermen who built that wonderful edifice

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