"The sounds of each piece rolled into the next work leaving listeners confused. And the production lacked professionalism and polish." IAN McLEAN is disappointed at the Canberra International Music Festival's Cycles and Variations concert.
Review
IAN McLEAN reviews Hollywood Songbook, a performance by Ali McGregor and Signum Saxophone Quartet.
"The overarching theme of Garden is connection and growth – between generations, between dancers, between the elements that surround us and, literally, of a garden." SAMARA PURNELL reviews Garden, a dance performance by QL2.
"Directors who try to put their own stamp on a Noel Coward play need to tread warily," warns reviewer LEN POWER.
"It was a privilege to experience the extraordinary artistry, and sensitive partnership, of these wonderful musicians." NICK HORN reviews Echoes of the Iron Curtain performed by Satu Vänskä and Konstantin Shamray.
"You would not have known that this was the first collaboration between Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen and Australia’s Flinders Quartet, so assured was the performing," writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
"Amy Orman as Charity Hope Valentine brings impressive overseas professional experience to the role, which demands expertise to capture the spirit of the girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. " BILL STEPHENS reviews Sweet Charity.
"Dramatically, there is room for improvement in this production. Stage movement could be more theatrically aware... momentum was lost as a result." NICK HORN reviews the Canberra International Music Festival show Magic Realism.
"This all-female ensemble is a refined and intuitive group that proved more than capable of capturing the essence of music across centuries." ROB KENNEDY reviews the Canberra International Music Festival recital by the Flinders Quartet.
ANGELA GIBLIN reviews the Canberra International Music Festival performance of the Australian Haydn Ensemble at a packed Albert Hall.
Canberra International Music Festival
Packed orchestral program gets festival ‘off to a great start’
SARAH BYRNE reviews the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's opening performance of the Canberra International Music Festival... off to a great start, she says, but "print your programs before you go".
ROB KENNEDY reviews pianist Reuben Tsang's performance for the Canberra International Music Festival.
