Music
50 Australian composers commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Composers from almost every state and territory, half of them women, have been commissioned to create works across a broad…
Review: Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Just as Beethoven’s Ninth blends instrumental music and choral music to thrilling effect, so too the fusion of orchestral music…
Review: Beethoven 1, 2 & 3, Australian Chamber Orchestra (National)
Fast and furious wins the day in ACO’s tour celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
Composers and commissions: we need to think beyond the premiere
Australian composers need to approach their work strategically in order to extend the shelf-live of each new piece of music…
Six, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
This contemporary take on 16th-century English history marries witty writing with 90s girl pop.
The 2020 Opera and Fine Music calendar
From the world premiere of a new opera by Tim Finn and a significant exploration of women’s contribution to classical…
Olivier Messiaen – Turangalila-Symphonie, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
A thrilling success hampered by an unsatisfactory acoustic.
New Worlds – Master Series 8, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (SA)
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra explores a new work and a new world in this first-rate performance of three lively works.
Kate Miller-Heidke: Zero Gravity, Sydney Opera House (NSW/National)
The versatile talent brings a mix of forms to her latest concert tour.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (SA)
This ‘CineConcert’ brings together superb filmmaking, a brilliant score, and the orchestra displaying their versatility.