James Fairfax Theatre – National Gallery of Australia
Salut! Baroque | The Genius
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCPE Bach described his father’s house as “like a pigeonry, and just as full of life”, with Johann Sebastian keeping an open house where “no master of music was likely to travel through without making my father’s acquaintance and letting himself be heard by him”. Bach was a genial host, in contrast to his combative […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Canberra
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences in 2023, we present a combination of trios and duos – a global favourite by Arvo Pärt, an Australian Premiere by our guest cellist, the […]
Salut! Baroque | The Historian
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaTravelling widely throughout Europe and befriending musicians from Handel to Haydn, it is hard to believe that Charles Burney began his career as an indentured servant musician. With his intellect and extensive networking, Burney embarked on cultural pilgrimages, leaving a legacy of strongly opinionated letters, three books and four volumes of the History of Music. […]
Salut! Baroque | The Networker
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaWith his exceptional networking skills and his 43-year association with the Dresden Court Orchestra, including 27 years as concert master, Johann Georg Pisendel was the beating heart of the most famous orchestra in 18th century Europe. Pisendel gathered and inspired a remarkable group of musicians and composers, including Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach, Albinoni, Quantz and Zelenka, […]