Music

Australian cities boast a rich culture of music embracing the entire gamut of musical tastes.

Sydney:

New stars create another success for the world’s favourite opera

January 6, 2019 by Victor Grynberg

There will always be carping critics complaining about Opera Australia repeating once more the world’s most played 0pera, Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece “La Boheme”…writes Victor Grynberg.

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Tognetti and the ACO+ blew us away: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

November 19, 2018 by Fraser Beath McEwing

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As if the announcement that local hero Richard Tognetti was going to perform Beethoven’s violin concerto was not enough to stir the interest of Sydney music lovers, the announcement that he’d beef up the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 19 regular players with another 30 borrowed from various other orchestras, set their pulses racing. And to top it off, when Tongetti revealed that his hybrid team would throw in Beethoven’s 5th Symphony they came scampering to the box offices.

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Beethoven didn’t have it all his own way: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

November 8, 2018 by Fraser Beath McEwing

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As well as playing some fine music, the SSO played a noteworthy tactical game this week and next by staging three different concerts with somewhat challenging musical cakes, but each laced with the delicious icing of Beethoven’s 7thSymphony. Moreover, Beethoven appeared in the second half of each concert to prevent the unconvinced from scuttling away after interval.

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Shir Madness: Song of Songs

October 21, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick

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Song of Songs is the Shir Madness Finale, after a full day of music, it is a ritual to put together a line-up of top performers who perform their chosen song written, performed or recorded by a Jewish person.

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