Canberra Bach Ensemble was assigned three cantatas by the Leipzig Bach Festival, to which they will travel in June. The ensemble presented them as a pre-Leipzig recital at St Christopher's Cathedral. HELEN MUSA reviewed the performance.
LEN POWER reviews the CSO Chamber Ensemble's performance of Reverie Chamber Classics at Albert Hall on Sunday.
"There is a sense of utter professionalism about what they do. They walk on stage with their instruments in tune, they sit down and play." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews the Esmé Quartet.
CON BOEKEL reviews a photographic exhibition, Navigating Histories, by Phuong Le and Chris Siu.
"The bride and groom are never seen, but behind the scenes it’s the bridesmaids who argue over relationships and attitudes." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.
"Ashley Hribar’s accompaniment was extraordinary. He improvised as the film played, giving an original response with his accompaniment that was edgy, musical and always totally appropriate," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
"Making live music for real-time listeners was the main thrust of Sunday's closing concert for the 30th Canberra International Music Festival, appropriately themed Mulanggari (alive)," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
"It is a feeling of impermanence, of the sifting boundaries of shelter and safety and our understanding of it that connects the many complex themes in this exhibition," writes visual arts reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
Reviewer DANTE COSTA has a niggle about the final half of the Six Brandenburg Concertos. "I am not entirely convinced that this was the best venue to showcase the beauty and technicality of this ensemble’s masterful performance."
HELEN MUSA reviews Shortis and Simpson’s final Under The Influence session, this time featuring Fred Smith.
"Belgian pianist Bram De Looze is one of the latest sensations on the international jazz scene. [He] can really rock up a musical storm," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
This was a production of great credit to the Bach Akademie Australia and to the festival. Events such as these can often be the only opportunity to present such work in this way," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
LEN POWER reviews the Canberra International Music Festival's American Modern concert.
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY savours an hour of music and conversation at the keyboard between Tamara-Anna Cislowska and composer Larry Sitsky. "His legacy is still a work in progress, but his influence is cemented throughout Australia," he writes.
Beethoven’s Legacy was the focus and SARAH BYRNE reviews performances by Trio Karénine and the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam.
"The trio’s performance captured the elegant simplicity of the Australian bush and the composer's wish to evoke the harmonious ways in which traditional owners inhabit the land," writes reviewer CASSIDY RICHENS.
"It’s certainly a play for those who enjoy shows about theatre behind the scenes," writes ALANNA MACLEAN in her review of The Actress, playing at the Rep Theatre until May 18.
ANNA CREER reviews two new crime books set in regional Australia, one written with skilfully interwoven strands, the other tense and dramatic.
Australian Dance Week has been launched at CMAG, with a preview of Australian Dance Party’s Co_Lab:24 performed at the Courtyard Theatre.
