So after only two concerts in the last year. I’m back in my happy place. Watching the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. This year is again in the town hall as the concert hall at the operahouse undergoes renovations. The town hall is growing on me. I still prefer Angel Place (City Recital Hall) or the operahouse. More
Category: Music
Luisi & Bruckners 7 – DR SymfoniOrkestret
Recently while I was on holidays in the wonderful city of Copenhagen (København), Denmark, I took the opportunity to get a ticket to see the DR SymfoniOrkestret at the DR Koncerthuset. The concert was called “Luisi & Bruckners 7”. The concert featured Eva Steinaa playing Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and the orchestra performing Anton Bruckner’s More
David Drury in Recital
On Friday the 23rd of March, I attended the Sydney Opera House to watch David Drury in Recital. David Drury is the organ player for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and every year he does a recital as part of Tea and the Symphony. This year I took along Chandré and she was lucky enough to More
Mozart and the French Connection: François Leleux
On Friday the 23rd of February, Miss A and I went off to the Sydney Opera House to see the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart and the French Connection. I was very excited about this concert. I was fortunate enough to see François Leleux twice when he was here in 2012, he blew me away More
Gripping Shostakovich with SSO
On Friday the 17th November, Mr Tuba and I went off to see the Sydney Symphony perform a program of Shostakovich. I was a little be worried about the Russianess of the program. The pieces were Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major, Op.107 and Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65. Dmitri Shostakovich More
Beethoven One: Marwood and the SSO Fellows
Tea and the Symphony It was the last Tea and the Symphony concert of the year. It was about the SSO Fellows, who finish up at the end of the year. It was a chamber orchestra today with Anthony Marwood as Violin Soloist and Director. There was two pieces on the program. The first was More
The Piano Guys New Track – Walking the Wire
In exciting news The Piano Guys have released a new track. It is a cover of Walking the Wire by Imagine Dragons mixed together with a piece from one of Handel’s Opera’s. Stephen and Al did a Live facebook broadcast and they were so excited about Imagine Dragons. Imagine Dragons So I decided to check More
The Muse, the Poet, the Composer and his Animals
Tea and the Symphony Today was another wonderful concert, Saint-Saëns In The Morning, at the operahouse by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It was a full Camille Saint-Saëns program. I must admit that I haven’t listened to Saint-Saëns very much before, I guessed that it would be pretty and I was right. La Muse et Le More
Chanterelle String Quartet at St James Church
Another day another concert. This time the ‘Chanterelle String Quartet’ at St James Church. The quartet are members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and I have had the pleasure of seeing them already this year as part of the ‘Cocktail Hour’ Series in the Utzon room at the Operahouse. Today they played ‘Three Idylls’ and More
Train at the State Theatre
Last night, Miss Bad and I went to the state theatre to see Train. We arrived at the time on the tickets to find the support act already playing. A single guy with a guitar. He was singing away sounding pretty relaxed doing his own stuff and a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s I’m on fire. More
