Review: Vasily Petrenko conducts Shostakovich (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
Petrenko and WASO deliver a blistering, electric performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 11, while Emily Sun brings some show-stopping technique to Mozart.
Petrenko and WASO deliver a blistering, electric performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 11, while Emily Sun brings some show-stopping technique to Mozart.
WASO, Asher Fisch and soloist Daniel Müller-Schott offered a rich, well-crafted performance of Elgar's Cello Concert and Bruckner’s Third Symphony.
In its latest concert, WASO delivered crowd-pleaser after crowd-pleaser, and gave each a masterful performance.
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Olivia Davies has a world premiere in the Become Ocean concert at Perth Festival.
Mozart and Bruckner seemingly sit at the opposite ends of the Austrian spectrum, yet Johannes Fritzsch and WASO showed the two can make a compelling pairing.
St. George’s Cathedral Concert Series gave its audience an early Christmas gift this year; the inaugural performance of Sonus Angelorum, a new professional upper voice female choir based at the cathedral.
Golijov's Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, with Sara Macliver as soloist, was the highlight of a wonderful concert that also featured music by Prokofiev and Sibelius.
West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Guest Director Shaun Lee-Chen delivered an excellent mix of Baroque delights: crowd-pleasers, showstoppers and rarer gems.
An attention to detail and a sophisticated handling of the entire spectrum of orchestral colours rendered this performance a triumph.
The West Australian Orchestra, conductor Asher Fisch and soloists Elena Perroni and Adrian Tamburini navigated Brahms' German Requiem beautifully.
WASO treated audiences to a warm, colourful program showcasing the sonic range and artistry of Latin American orchestral works.
The violinist and St George's Cathedral Consort were a brilliant programming match in this concert performed beneath a blue whale skeleton.