The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performs the music of Luigi Boccherini and Giovanni Sammartini with guest soloist Elinor Frey (period cellos) at the City Recital Hall – Friday 24 February 2023. Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In a Spanish themed concert, the stage was dressed in vivid red to suit the evening. A lighting bar […]
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Award-winning singer and songwriter Mo’Ju (Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga) played old and new songs from their albums arranged together with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House Touching. I think that is the only word that can describe all the different emotions I felt during the 1 1/2 hour performance of singer and […]
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Kings Cross Theatre – Wednesday 15 February 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The thing about independent theatre is, that while it may be a bit rough around the edges, the themes and messaging are told with passion and delivered from the heart. French Letters and Leather Cleaner by newly formed Fruitbox Theatre definitely […]
Jacob Collier at Enmore Theatre for Djesse tour – Thursday 8th December 2022 review by Kathryn Yang Going into Djessi, I wasn’t thrilled. He was an hour late because of an unforeseen medical emergy? With audiences left wondering about his situation, agitated and yelling his name to come out on stage, it was a particularly […]
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Lisa Odour-Noah for Sydney Improvised Music Association – Friday 4 November 2022 Reviewed by Jillian Giordano An attention-grabbing jazz performance to kick off a Friday morning? Intriguing. In a small cozy venue similar to a living room, Lisa Odour-Noah delivers a show that ultimately had everybody in the room dancing and singing along. Joined by […]
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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performs a selection of J.S. Bach’s most popular music at the City Recital Hall – Friday 11 November 2022. Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) There has been a real plethora of Bach inspired concerts of late, and to this reviewer the best I have witnessed would have to be the […]
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Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival Kangaroo Valley – 14th to 16th October 2022 review by Tony Smythe For the briefest of moments the clouds dispersed and the sun shone through on Kangaroo Valley. The heaviest of rain, following on from COVID, had pretty much decimated the circuit all year. However this October there was just enough […]
The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform the music of Eric Whitacre at the Sydney Opera House – Saturday 17 September 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) There were three stars of this concert at the newly refurbished Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House: the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, the genius of Eric Whitacre and long […]
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The Freedman Fellowship Concert at Sydney Opera House Saturday 3 September 2022 Reviewed by Mick Paddon from Time & Space If you want to hear what Australia’s emerging jazz musicians are up to there is no better place to be than the concert for the finalists for the Freedman Jazz Fellowship. On Saturday September 3rd, […]
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The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform the sacred music of Peteris Vasks at St Andrews Cathedral – Saturday 9 July 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) St Andrews Cathedral, if you’ve never been inside as I hadn’t, is a pretty impressive building in the heart of Sydney, with its sandstone columns, high ceiling, beautiful stained […]
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra performs the music of four generations of Bachs at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place Saturday 25 June 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Despite dropping two items from the advertised program, the ACO provided a full and satisfying Baroque concert seasoned with more recent composers’ compositions. I can only […]
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Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform Mozart: Requiem & Revelation at the Sydney Town Hall – Saturday 19 March, 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The proceedings began with an apology. “Artistic and Music Director, Brett Weymark is unable to lead this afternoon’s performance because…” yes, you guessed it, the usual disruptive reason we have become […]
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