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The Hohle Fels Flute: Unveiling the Earliest Known Musical Instrument

In the picturesque region of the Swabian Jura in Germany lies a cave that guards a profound secret dating back 40,000 years—a musical treasure that fundamentally reshapes our comprehension of human history.

MUSICA VIVA GARRICK OHLSSON REVIEW

Classical Live performance review News and Events

The touch was as light as a feather as American pianist Garrick Ohlsson teased the pianissimo opening out of Franz Schubert’s Impromptu in C minor, the first of his Opus 90 four impromptus. It set the scene for what was to be a wonderfully intimate recital at the City Recital Hall.

CD Review: In The Waves

CD Reviews

Born out of a pandemic-inspired reconnection with ocean swimming, these compositions are loosely themed on the physical and philosophical qualities of water as a common thread.

Jazz-In-Conversation: Jason Bruer

Barry O'Sullivan Jazz In Conversation Jazz posts

Each Friday at noon, Barry O’Sullivan invites a studio guest onto Friday’s A Jazz Hour, this week welcoming Australian saxophonist, Jason Bruer.

Berlin, Rachmaninov, and Barramundi with Michael Field

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First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Professor Michael Field to talk all things music and travel.

Review: A Clockwork Orange and Beyond

Contemporary Music Fine Music Magazine

The month of May saw arpeggiators, auteurs, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra come together in glorious fashion under the guidance of Richard Tognetti, teaming up with UK musician Will Gregory’s Moog Ensemble for A Clockwork Orange and Beyond.

CD Review – Hope Renewed

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This album is a re-interpretation of Nat Bartsch’s solo piano album, Hope, centered around a jazz quartet and incorporating classical musicians and ambient electronics. The result is a personal recording full of emotional and engrossing music, best heard in one sitting.

Albert Roussel: A twentieth century classicist

Classical

Rex Burgess looks at the music of the French sailor turned composer Born in 1869 in Tourcoing, in north-eastern France,...

CD Review: Prism V

CD Reviews

It was my great pleasure in August 2022 to attend a concert by the Nomad String Quartet (since named as our artists in residence for 2023) featuring The Best of Danish Folk Songs. These were derived from two collections of folk songs collated and arranged by the Danish String Quartet, already showing in their relative youth a willingness to perform unfamiliar repertoire and intelligently programmed recitals.

Whirled Wide – world music

Program Highlights World Music

Every Sunday at 1:00pm, Fine Music Sydney brings you a selection of world music from cultures around the world, both traditional and modern. This week, Carole Garland brings you tracks from