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Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Symphony Chorus ‘I was Glad’ is pure delight

by Brianna Louwen | Apr 2, 2025

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | I Was Glad – Cathedral Classics April 1, 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW 24 hours after the Symphony Chorus took to the Concert Hall stage at the Sydney Opera House, I am still thinking about it. What a delight for a church music junkie like...

The exuberant joy of Bel a cappella’s ‘O Sing!’

by Heidi Hereth | Apr 1, 2025

Bel a cappella | O Sing! 29 March, 2025, St Augustine's Church, Balmain, NSW “O Sing!" - This is what Bel a cappella do - they have been doing it for 30 years, and they do it very well. They did it again with exuberant joy in this beautifully curated program dedicated...

Trifonov and Goerne’s Swan Songs – always amazing and thrilling!

by Pepe Newton | Apr 1, 2025

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents | INTERNATIONAL PIANISTS IN RECITAL Sunday 30 March, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney DANIIL TRIFONOV piano MATTHIAS GOERNE baritone Tchaikovsky - The Children's Album Schubert - Schwanengesang To open the International Pianists...

Brilliant and self assured playing – Daniil Trifonov with SSO

by Daniel Kaan | Mar 30, 2025

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Daniil Trifonov performs Rachmaninov 28 March 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW PROGRAM LIADOV The Enchanted Lake , Op. 62 RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 4  in G minor, Op. 40 BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique  Op. 14 i. Daydreams –...

ABO’s Bach Suites – Excellent stuff!

by Alan Holley | Mar 30, 2025

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Bach’s Orchestral Suites 28 Mar, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW Paul Dyer Artistic Director, conductor and harpsichord Australian Brandenburg Orchestra BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 BACH Orchestral Suite...

Matthias Goerne’s Winterreise “I have never heard better”…

by Alan Holley | Mar 27, 2025

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents | INTERNATIONAL PIANISTS IN RECITAL 26 March, 2025, City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW DANIIL TRIFONOV piano MATTHIAS GOERNE baritone FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) - Winterreise D911 (1827) German baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist...