Music
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.
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?
Review: Handel’s Anthems & Fireworks, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (NSW/QLD/VIC)
A right royal display of piquant La Réjouissance.
Review: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
I have never heard the Sydney Opera House organ sounding better.