All posts tagged "Adelaide Town Hall"
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705LatestMusic Review: Towards First Light – An ANZAC Requiem
The premier of a new, musical work is always filled with expectation and nerves, and Wednesday night was no exception.
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1.0KLatestFestival Review: Blow the Bloody Doors Off
Showcasing the best tunes from four of Sir Michael Caine’s early flicks, musical director Terry Edwards chose, played and conducted, interspersed with excerpts from all but the latter films.
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725LatestFestival Review: Abdullah Ibrahim
Jazz pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim started playing in the 50s at the height of the popular jazz movement and recorded the first South African jazz record.
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679Adelaide FringeComedians Stand Up Against Youth Violence This Sunday
Some of the world’s best stand-up comedians and up and coming performers are donating their time and coming together in the one Adelaide Fringe show, to help end drug and alcohol fuelled youth violence.
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808LatestFringe Review: Ghost Crime Tour (Adelaide CBD)
The Adelaide CBD Ghost Crime Tour takes you back in time through our seedy past to unravel gruesome murders, graphic suicides, ghostly haunts and criminal life.
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673EntertainmentNeil Armfield Directs Australian Chamber Orchestra In ‘Reflections On Gallipoli’. 14-27 March
Gallipoli was not just a battle, but also an epic tale of courage, stubborn endurance and a mutual respect for the enemy. This concert explores an unexpected camaraderie that developed for a short time between Australian and Turkish combatants during the truce called on Monday 24 May to bury both sides’ dead
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932LatestFeast Festival Review: Ray Chen with Timothy Young
Presenting like the lead in a movie, the Armani clad, uber-cool violin virtuoso presented a program of pure delight with handsome pianist Timothy Young.
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Adelaide Town Hall Invites Regional Artists
Applications are now open for regional South Australian artists for an exhibition in April 2015 at the Adelaide Town Hall.
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5.4KLatestInterview: Ray Chen Comes To Adelaide
At 25, Ray Chen is one of the most compelling young violinists in the world and will perform only one Adelaide concert as part of the Feast Festival.
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518ArtsMusic Review: Borodin Quartet presented by Musica Viva
This is the seventh tour of Australia by the highly respected Borodin Quartet. Founded in 1945, the quartet has specialised in the music of Russian composers, but also played a wide variety of works, and collaborated with other artists.
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577LatestNominate Now For Citizen Of The Year Awards
Adelaide City Council is seeking nominations for the Citizen of the Year Awards to recognise and reward individuals and organisations that have made a noteworthy contribution during the year, or given outstanding service over a number of years, to the City of Adelaide.
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695ArtsMusic Review: Imogen Cooper Presented by Musica Viva
Only a handful of artists on the gruelling international touring circuit have the ability to make the concert spaces around them seem smaller; drawing their audience in, with the most personal of invitations to spend some time in their extraordinary world. Imogen Cooper is such an artist. The intimacy she created in her only Adelaide concert for Musica Viva, made for a unique experience from a great concert pianist.
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599ArtsBradman Triumphs Once More
If ever a more humble, mild mannered sporting hero was venerated to the point of sainthood, then Sir Donald George Bradman fits that bill. Regarded as the most outstanding cricketer ever for his near perfect batting average of 99.94, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Symphonic Tribute to ‘The Boy From Bowral’ is a moving and joyous experience to behold.
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596ArtsMusic Review: ASO Masters 6 – Richard Tognetti
Concertgoers familiar with Charles Ives’ Three Places in New England seem to fall into two groups; those who like it, and those who don’t. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Masters 6 with Violinist and Director Richard Tognetti certainly saw a shift in camps for some.
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878ArtsAdYO’s Youth Revolution Gala Concert
Farewell winter with an afternoon of exceptional classical music guaranteed to put a spring in your step, as AdYO presents its annual Youth Revolution Gala Concert on Sunday August 31 within the glorious surrounds of the Adelaide Town Hall.
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629ArtsMusic Review: Masters 5 – “Concerto for Orchestra”
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s latest offering of “Masters” came in the form of two handsome imports; American conductor Eugene Tzigane and German cellist Alban Gerhardt performing Concerto for Orchestra
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678ArtsMusic Review: Piano Quintets Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra
Four members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra teamed with Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen (a few days after his 40th birthday), for the intimate concert indulgence, Piano Quintets. In doing so, they may have created history’s best looking quintet; they certainly made a play for the best sounding.
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746ArtsMusic Review: Mahler 4 Sibelius 6-Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra channelled rival composers Gustav Mahler and Jean Sibelius at the Adelaide Town Hall on Tuesday evening with Artistic Director Richard Tognetti masterfully conducting a supersized ACO as part of their national tour.
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736ArtsMusic Review: Bohemian Rhapsodies Presented by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
As part of the “Composers in Focus” series, The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra brought great happiness to the Adelaide Town Hall on Wednesday evening performing three well-chosen works nattily packaged as Bohemian Rhapsodies led by British conductor and pianist, Howard Shelley.
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708ArtsMusic Review: Timeline Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra
Touring nationally, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, The Presets (Kim Moyes and Julian Hamilton) and a sextet of singers presented a brief history of music at the Adelaide Town Hall show, Timeline, directed by Ignatius Jones. Artistic Director Richard Tognetti led the almost seamless journey through time across continents and cultures, with a fascinating exposition of music and society
