Festival director faces his final curtain
Canberra International Music Festival artistic director Roland Peelman will stage his tenth and final festival next year.
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Daily critiques from the Canberra International Music Festival
Performances from singer-songwriters were a heart-warming and inspiring conclusion to an excellent series of concerts from the Canberra International Music Festival, if a little unsuited, says reviewer FELIX HUBER.
EMILY THORNTON reviews pianist Sonya Lifschitz's performance in the "So Much Myself" concert.
GRAHAM NcDONALD reviews the Alma Moodie Quartet with and Edward Neeman on piano performing at the “A Memory of Russia” concert.
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Spellbinding song cycle captivates the audience
"Each song seemed more beautiful than the last as they created an extraordinary atmosphere of calm with their singing and playing," writes reviewer LEN POWER of the "A Candle for Ukraine" concert.
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Overwhelming emotions of ‘Dunera’ music
"The playing and singing of the music of this entire concert was exceptional and every performer contributed to an overwhelming emotional experience." writes reviewer LEN POWER of "The Dunera Mass”.
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Celebration of music weird and wonderful
"With three performances all featuring ensembles of eight musicians, this concert was a celebration of music weird and wonderful performed with the vivid colours of winds, voices and strings." writes reviewer FELIX HUBER.
"This was an unlikely pairing of music styles, with no obvious reasoning behind it, other than perhaps as they were festival participants and it allowed them an opportunity for their solo work," writes music reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
LEN POWER reviews the immense "Children’s Crusade” concert at Fitters’ Workshop.
Reviewer EMILY THORNTON savours the performances of two quartets injecting distinctly contemporary and personal essence into Viennese Classicism, or put simply, young people reinvigorating old music.
"Gavrylyuk was stunning; rapidly shifting between thunderous chordal passages and delicate harp-like textures, making it at times impossible to comprehend how such music could be performed with only two hands," writes reviewer FELIX HUBER.
"This concert proved that this often-neglected viola is so much more than just the middle child of the string family." writes reviewer DANTE COSTA.
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY gets among the "Fairies and Fools" and relishes a a "cracking performance and an excellent concert of some of the best music around".
This was a cleverly constructed and well performed concert... until the finale, writes music reviewer IAN McLEAN.
"This concert satisfied on all levels" writes reviewer HELEN MUSA of the Canberra International Music Festival performance by the Brodsky Quartet and William Barton.
ROB KENNEDY reviews "Marloo's Blues", Concert 5 of the Canberra International Music Festival.
“'From Little Things' was an immersive experience that celebrated the beauty and diversity of our shared home." writes reviewer CASSIDY RICHENS.
A rapturous standing ovation rewarded the Brodsky Quartet's golden anniversary performance at the Fitters' Workshop, reports reviewer DANTE COSTA.
Music from a composer collective of various Bachs, Mozarts and Haydns sounded like an impressive way to launch a music festival. And it was, says reviewer IAN McLEAN.
