Rattling the bars
July 30, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
A full house, plenty of celebrities and Sir Simon Rattle conducting a uniquely superb orchestra could hardly miss being the standout event of the Sydney (and probably Australian) classical music calendar…writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
The girl in green plus other music
July 16, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
I’m pretty sure that the full house for last night’s Opera House SSO Master Series concert was all about one diminutive Chinese girl pianist….writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
For once, I’m lost for words…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Chinese pianist, Yuja Wang, whipped a sold-out Sydney Recital Hall audience into a standing, bravoing frenzy last night with a program of Chopin and Scriabin. Read more
Women He’s Undressed…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 9, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
It has been too long since Director Gillian Armstrong’s name has been on the big screen and in this entertaining documentary she brings a little-known Australian success story to life. Read more
Sydney twins appear in “The Snow Queen”
July 5, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
Sydney twins Josie and Jeremy Segal will appear in the Lane Cove Theatre Company production of The Snow Queen later this month. Read more
Shir Madness: The Shtick’s Henry Greener talks to Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier
July 5, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shir Madness Music Festival comes to Melbourne in September. Henry Greener talks to organisers Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier. Read more
A howling success – kind of…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 3, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Chris Botti, one of the world’s finest jazz trumpeters, surrounded himself on the stage of the Sydney Opera House with the SSO and seven soloists to present a concert that I both loathed and loved. Read more
Dr Philip Mendes talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener on BDS
June 30, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Dr Philip Mendes talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener expanding on the content and issues surrounding the BDS Movement, pointing out that other countries should be boycotted for real war crimes and human rights violations. Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
June 30, 2015 by Deb Meyer
“Why is The Diary of Anne Frank one of the most well-known books of all time?” asks my 14-year-old daughter, after we saw the play adaptation at Sydney’s New Theatre. Read more
Doron plays Hawke and Howard
June 28, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
“Keating! The Musical” will be staged in the Bryan Brown Theatre in Sydney’s Bankstown next month with Doron Chester playing the dual roles of former Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard. Read more
Remarkable Jewish artist
June 27, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The National Gallery in Canberra will screen a remarkable film featuring Jewish American artist Jon Imber. Read more
What is Beit Rafael?
June 24, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
What is Beit Rafael in Melbourne? Shimon Allen and Ephraim Finch explain what it is to The Shtick’s Henry Greener. Read more
99 -yr-old Dunera Boy planning 2017 exhibition
June 22, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
When 99-yr-old abstract sculptor Erwin Fabian finished the pieces for his current Sydney exhibition he started working on pieces for his exhibition in 2017.
Far From the Madding Crowd…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 16, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Spare me the misery is my usual reaction to anything connected to the novels of Thomas Hardy. I studied – somewhat loosely – Tess of the d’Urbervilles in high school and have steered clear of him ever since.
Henry Greener interviews Gregory and Anna Vaisman
June 16, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shtick’s Henry Greener interviews Gregory and Anna Vaisman, founders of Melbourne-based Sputnik TV. Read more
Henry Greener interviews Rabbi Kim Ettlinger…a video feature
June 11, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rabbi Kim Ettlinger of Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel gives a Progressive view on Marriage Equality to the Shtick’s Henry Greener… Read more
Henry Greener talks with David Southwick
June 9, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
David Southwick MP, State Member for Caulfield, talks to The Shtick’s Henry Greener about Medical Cannabis, Marriage Equality and other issues of interest…a video interview. Read more
Two bouncing Czechs and a spot of fiddling…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
June 4, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
One of the finest of Dvorak’s symphonies, along with two pieces from Smetana’s popular set of tone poems provided safe and enjoyable bookends to an ear-challenging contemporary violin concerto at the Sydney Opera House Master Series last night. Read more
Entourage…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 3, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
It matters not whether you followed the long running TV series on which this movie is based.
Henry Greener interviews Emmanuel Santos
June 3, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Emmanuel Santos is on a mission to capture and document remnants of Jewish Life in search of the void left by time and the Holocaust, which destroyed the connections to past generations…a video interview. Read more
I Gave a Gonski…selected speeches by David Gonski. A book review by Alan Gold
In his chapter on ‘Being a Chairman’, David Gonski says it’s easier to define a non-executive chairman by what he’s not, rather than by what he or she is. Which made me think of what the American astronomer, Clifford Stoll once said the internet age, “Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
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Henry Greener interviews Gary Peer
May 27, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Melbourne real estate icon Gary Peer is interviewed by the Shtick’s Henry Greener about his background, success and expansion as the housing market bubble inflates to breaking point…!!!? A video presentation. Read more
Bringing them home to make music…writes Fraser Beath McEwing
May 27, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
On Tuesday 23rd of July, at five o’clock in the afternoon, ninety-five of the finest Australian orchestral musicians in the world will file in through the side doors of the Sydney Opera House concert hall stage. Read more
Avan Yu fulfilling his promise…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 22, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While winning piano competitions can seem like an end in itself, it is more often the beginning of a career as a professional soloist. Read more
Ravit Gabai talks to Henry Greener about Shavuot
May 22, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Ravit Gabai at Hilulim talks with Henry Greener about Shavuot, the jewish harvest festival, what it means to her and the kabbalistic aspects of the festival, including eating cheesecake ! Ending with a song from Ofra Haza filmed at Eurovision Song Festival…a video report. Read more
Rename Melbourne Ports to Monash
May 20, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Kate Ashmor tells Henry Greener about her many shticks, including being a self-employed Lawyer, recently appointed Chairman of Bendigo Bank Caulfield Park Community Branch, being a Councillor at Glen Eira Council and recently starting a petition to rename the Federal Electorate of “Melbourne Ports” to “Monash”, in honour of arguably the greatest Australian ever !…a J-Wire video report Read more
Adam Exx Exodus…a book review by Alan Gold
May 20, 2015 by Alan Gold
There is a class of books being published these days which are best described as ‘metabooks’. Read more
A Byrd in the hand
May 19, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
A Byrd in the hand…and much more, as pianist Peter Serkin ranged over five centuries to source music for his concert in Sydney’s City Recital Hall last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Music for two wives and a hero…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 14, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Wagner wrote a piece for his wife, Cosima. Bartok also wrote a piece for his wife, Ditta. Schoenberg, on the other hand, orchestrated a quartet already written by his hero, Brahms. Read more
ANZAC Day Melbourne: Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld
May 12, 2015 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld spoke of the horrors of war, mentioning a letter sent by General Sir John Monash to his wife…a video report. Read more
