‘Orpheus’ image gallery – scroll down to see all 8 pictures from this OA production
















Ensemble Offspring has released a series of videos entitled Lone Hemispheres: The Solo Sessions as one of its responses to music-making in the COVID era. Sponsored by a COVID grant from the City of Sydney, Many months in the making, our series of 12 videos were recorded at Baker Street Studios, highlighting modern masterpieces alongside…
The Latin Muse, a new album release on the Move label, presents some of the best-known works of five Hispanic composers: Piazzolla, Granados, de Falla, Albeniz and Ginastera, performed by pianist Nancy Tsou. The album, available on multiple platforms includes three of Piazzolla’s most popular works, Oblivion, Milonga de Angel and Libertango. Tsou also presents…
On the eve of returning to conduct the 40th anniversary concert by the Sydney Chamber Choir, its founding director Nicholas Routley reflects on its growth and distinctive sound: “In July 1975 four students from the Music Department at the University of Sydney asked me if I would like to form a specialist small choir. I…
Who: Sydney Oboe Quartet When: Sunday 7th February, 3pm Where: Christchurch St Laurence, 182 George St, Sydney What: JC Bach – Oboe Quartet in Bb/ Mehmedbasic – Isthmus (World Premiere)/ Britten – Phantasy Quartet/ Mozart – Oboe Quartet in F Join Sydney’s newest chamber ensemble for their debut solo performance when the the Sydney Oboe Quartet…
If the state of Albania had its way, tenor Saimir Pirgu would have had a career as a violinist after state-sponsored talent scouts spotted him as a pre-schooler at the end of the Communist regime. His parents went along with the plan. But, in a case of State v Fate, the precociously gifted musician, inspired…
The nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards are out! Congratulations to the Australian conductor Dr Nicholas Milton who conducts 25-year-old German pianist Joseph Moog with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern in a recording nominated for the Best Classical Instrumental Solo. The recording of piano concertos by Grieg and Moszkowski is on the Onyx Classics label. Nicholas…