Ingrid Fliter performs Chopin
November 3, 2024 by Bill Brooks
The centrepiece of this week’s SSO concert was Chopin’s first piano concerto, Op. 11, played by leading Chopin interpreter Argentinian Ingrid Fliter Read more
JS Bach: Goldberg Variations, played by Sarah Grunstein
October 29, 2016 by Bill Brooks
A performance of JS Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations for keyboard is a rare treat…writes William Brooks. Read more
A Roman Trilogy…a music review by Bill Brooks
September 10, 2015 by Bill Brooks
The title of this Sydney Symphony Orchestra APT Series concert refers to the three symphonic poems by Respighi, Roman Festivals (Feste Romane, 1929), Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma, 1916) and Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma, 1924), which made up the second half. . Read more
Sculthorpe remembered
August 15, 2014 by Bill Brooks
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra paid its respects to the distinguished Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe who recently passed away by including an unscheduled performance of his Memento Mori in its ATP series concert thus week. Read more