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
Tag: Classical
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
