Music
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.
Review: Come From Away, Comedy Theatre (VIC)
Sit back, open your heart, and go on an incredible journey.
Review: Faith and Beauty, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (SA)
A fitting farewell to a very popular Principal Conductor.
Review: Yank! A WWII Love Story, MELT Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)
Despite some frustrating directorial choices, this gay WWII-era musical romance moves and fascinates.
Review: Dvorak’s Symphony No 6, Sydney Opera House
An exhilarating, muscular performance.
Review: Rafiq Bhatia, The Jazzlab/MIJF (VIC)
The visceral harmonies of jazz and drone metal come together in true fusion.
Review: Michael Pignéguy, The Jazzlab/MIJF (VIC)
A night of jazz that says ‘jack of all trades, master of …’.
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Concertos - Concert One, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Guest soloist Jayson Gillham shines in Beethoven’s First Concerto.
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Concertos - Concert Two, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
The surprisingly modern Fourth is considered by many pianists to be the most beautiful piano concerto ever written.