by Matt Saunders | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 16 Jun. Live music is unique in that it can be experienced in many contexts, often governed by genre and intended audience, and those contexts dictate the experience of seeing a singer-songwriter: there’s the...
by Matt Saunders | May 31, 2017 | Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Tue 30 May. The Australian String Quartet returns to Adelaide Town Hall to kick off its 2017 season in style, and they brought a special guest in the form of renowned classical guitarist Slava Grigoryan, who, in addition to performing alongside the...
by Michael Coghlan | Aug 15, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Sun 14 Aug What a wonderful event the Guitar Festival is. Kudos to the organisers who have now worked out a format that works. This offering at the Adelaide Town Hall succeeded in entertaining the full house with a rich, full program that...
by Matt Saunders | Aug 14, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Sat 13 Aug Adelaide Town Hall was buzzing for the Guitar Festival Symphony Gala, with a packed house and anticipation high. There were two new works to be premiered, and the first half of the program did not disappoint. Following a brief...
by Matt Saunders | Jul 8, 2016 | Classical, Orchestra, Reviews
Adelaide Town Hall, Thu 7 Jul Perhaps the most admirable quality of the Australian String Quartet is their commitment to challenging themselves and their audience, a trait at the very heart of the Tempesta program, which the ASQ performed to a stunned Adelaide Town...
by Matt Saunders | Jul 2, 2016 | Classical, Live Music, Multimedia, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Waterside Workers Hall, Sat 1 Jul. Boundaries and expectations tend to govern our experience of live entertainment. When attending a play, one can be confident of the seating arrangement, just as one understands that an orchestra concert will generally take place on a...
