Music
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Review: Beethoven 1, 2 & 3, Australian Chamber Orchestra (National)
Fast and furious wins the day in ACO’s tour celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
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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…
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Six, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
This contemporary take on 16th-century English history marries witty writing with 90s girl pop.
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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…
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Olivier Messiaen – Turangalila-Symphonie, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
A thrilling success hampered by an unsatisfactory acoustic.
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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.
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Kate Miller-Heidke: Zero Gravity, Sydney Opera House (NSW/National)
The versatile talent brings a mix of forms to her latest concert tour.
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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.
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Review: Britten’s Peter Grimes in Concert, Sydney Symphony Orchestra (NSW)
SSO’s concert performance of Britten’s opera brought out the best of the best – so where was the audience?
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Review: Handel’s Anthems & Fireworks, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (NSW/QLD/VIC)
A right royal display of piquant La Réjouissance.