Pastoral music and period instruments by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra at the Melbourne Recital Centre, with guest choir Polyphonic Voices. A popular style of the Romantic period is the pastoral, which calls to mind horizon views and bountiful…
Renowned soloists, international and Australian, star in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Gala. At this year’s concert there was a marvelous sense of what to look forward to. In summary: the orchestra presented Carl Vine’s Symphony No.1, Nelson Freire…
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Australia’s oldest orchestra, is bringing Beethoven’s music to life with The Beethoven Festival: The Piano Concertos. Running over four nights, each performance will feature one of Beethoven’s famous piano concertos. The MSO will also play…
There’s something luxurious about attending a recital on a weekend afternoon. The treat of an early lunch, the excitement of ice cream (or, these days, a glass of fizz…) at interval, and leaving the theatre while it’s still light outside. Such was…