In a stunning coup for Canberra’s Snow Concert Hall, artistic director Ana de la Vega has announced that superstar Korean soprano Sumi Jo will headline the venue’s fifth International Series in 2027, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
LEN POWER reviews the Grevillea Quartet celebrating eight years together with an evening of vibrant Spanish dances, sublime Debussy and an irresistible urge to sway along.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman and pianist-composer Jack Symonds tackling Michelangelo's tortured poetry in a demanding recital of rare intensity and beauty.
Cellist David Pereira, violinist Chris Latham, harpist Alice Giles and pianist Arnan Wiesel proved a special combination in a program of chamber music delights, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
"This concert was a breath of fresh air heralding in this spring season. The program included floral and nature-inspired baroque works by composers from Germany, Italy, and France," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Simon Tedeschi astounded his audience with a masterclass in the piano... which is what you get when you ask your audience on arrival to nominate what they’d like to hear, says reviewer DAVID WHITBREAD.
Late country legend Dolly Parton has given a posthumous video message as she accepted a lifetime achievement gong.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews the CSO strings under Jen Winley giving Bernard Herrmann's Psycho score the drive and menace it needs as Hitchcock's horror unfolds on screen.
“There’s a deeper hope behind my songs, something that not everybody gets to see unless I share it." HELEN MUSA talks to singer Jessica Mauboy about her autobiographical new show, The Story of Me.
Alice Giles once played her harp in the Antarctic wild. Arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers how that adventure and her explorer grandfather's diaries are coming together at the National Museum.
SARAH BYRNE reviews father-and-daughter Arnan and Moran Wiesel combining piano and poetry in Elemental, a concert exploring the forces of the natural world.
Celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday, Ensemble Offspring performed four of their Reich favourites in this concert dedicated to his music, reviews ROB KENNEDY.
LEN POWER reviews Echoes of Humanity, a charity concert by the National Capital Orchestra with piano soloist Lucas Krupinski.
"Luminescence continues to bring a singular virtuosity to their performances, and are champions of genuinely interesting and sometimes challenging new work," writes reviewer SARAH BYRNE.
After an absence of 13 years, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will return to Canberra for a one-night performance at Snow Concert Hall on September 25.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Edward Neeman and the CSO Wind Quartet showcasing the individual talents within Canberra's larger orchestra in a lilting spring concert.
Polifemy's finely balanced voices and BlockSounds' beguiling birdcalls filled Wesley in Robyn Mellor's inspired celebration of spring, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
The Cat Empire's infectious rhythms met the lush sounds of Canberra Symphony Orchestra in a musical marriage that proved an overwhelming success, reviews IAN McLEAN.
Led by violinist John Ma, Musica Da Camera delivered a sparkling program of Baroque favourites that put spring firmly in the air, reviews LEN POWER.
