Emma Jayakumar reviews HIP Company’s festive concert last year at St Mary’s Anglican Church, featuring Baroque and Renaissance gems, virtuosic recorder playing, and Bonnie de la Hunty’s exquisite arrangements.
Tag Archives: classical music
Spotlight
Boldness and Beauty: WASO’s 2026 Program Takes Flight
17 December 2025
Will Yeoman previews the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s ambitious 2026 season under the inspired leadership of Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.
Spotlight
Building worlds with sound: spotlight on WASO composer in residence Olivia Davies
21 August 2025
Will Yeoman talks to West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s composer-in-residence Olivia Davies as she reflects on creativity and her love of nature ahead of the world premiere of her latest work, Swarm.
Reviews
Trio becomes duo but the show goes on
6 November 2018
Review: Musica Viva; Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio ∙ Perth Concert Hall, November 5 ∙ Review Sandra Bowdler ∙ Nicola Benedetti is a most magical performer. Barely into …
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Music: Karin Schaupp Plays Rodrigo
6 July 2017
6 October, 7 October @ Perth Concert Hall, West Australian Symphony Orchestra An exhilarating concert of fantastical tales and exotic colours. Ravel’s Pavane evokes the courtly …
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Music: Jump, Jam, Jiggle!
28 June 2017
Thursday 28 September – 9.45am & 11.15am, Saturday 30 September – 9.45am & 11.15am @ Perth Concert Hall – Wardle Room In these 50-minute interactive workshop …
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Music: Lux Aeterna
24 June 2017
Sunday 24 September, 2pm @ St Mary’s Cathedral Perth, West Australian Symphony Orchestra An inspiring blend of the old and new. Choral singing touches the soul …
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Music: Wagner’s World
9 June 2017
Saturday 9 September @ Perth Concert Hall, West Australian Symphony Orchestra Everything that was written after Wagner’s great opera Tristan was, in some way, influenced by …
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Music: Asher Fisch conducts Mozart & Mahler
25 May 2017
25 August, 26 August @ Perth Concert Hall West Australian Symphony Orchestra A titanic struggle with the forces of fate. Conceived on a gigantic scale, Mahler’s …
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Music: Asher Fisch Conducts Schubert’s The Great
17 May 2017
17 August, 11am, 18-19 August, 7.30pm @ Perth Concert Hall, West Australian Symphony Orchestra Luxuriate in the “heavenly length” of one of the greatest Romantic symphonies. …
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