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A delight to be in the Utzon Room with AHE’s quartets

by Alan Holley | Mar 18, 2025

Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn's Sunrise March 17, 2025, The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, NSW Skye McIntosh - Artistic Director and violin Matthew Greco - violin Karina Schmitz - viola Daniel Yeadon - cello HAYDN String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major...

The Song Company’s Journey to Finisterre a profound experience

by Daniel Kaan | Mar 17, 2025

The Song Company: Journeying to Finisterre 15 March 2025, St Philip's Church, Sydney, NSW Program: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - O Virgo Splendens Tomas Luis de Victoria - O quam gloriosum Codex Calixtinus - Congaudeant Catholici Juan del Encina - ¡O Reyes Magos...

Masterful MBO pleases with a performance of perfect taste

by Guest Reviewer | Mar 17, 2025

Melbourne Baroque Orchestra | Telemann in Paris March 13, 2025, Church of All Nations, Carlton, VIC Greg Dikmans, traverso; Shane Lestideau, violin, viola d’amore; Josephine Vains, cello; Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba; Samantha Cohen, theorbo The Melbourne Baroque...

Camerata a much-needed balm in Brisbane this week

by Claire Matthews | Mar 15, 2025

Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann March 13, 2025, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD After a wild weekend where Cyclone Alfred lashed Brisbane with heavy winds and torrential rain, the sun finally emerged, and we were able to return to ‘normal life’. For me, this meant...

Mood, mind, majesty – a musical panorama from TMO

by Ron Ringer | Mar 13, 2025

The Metropolitan Orchestra | Beethoven 7 March 9, 2025, Marrickville, NSW Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture This first concert in the TMO’s 2025 series commenced with Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture, a work he completed in...

Orange 2025 – Another Festival to Remember!

by Pepe Newton | Mar 11, 2025

Orange Chamber Music Festival | 2025 March 6 to 9, 2025, Orange NSW The Orange Chamber Music Festival continues to cement its reputation as one of Australia’s most vibrant regional music festivals, offering a compelling mix of internationally renowned and local...