Musica Viva
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Review: Vision String Quartet @ Adelaide Town Hall
Visionary truly is the word to describe the connected artistic presence exuded on stage by the Berlin-based quartet who push the limits of conventionality in a traditional
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Musica Viva: Sabine Meyer & Alliage Quintett Review @ Queensland Conservatorium
‘It’s the music!’
Over the last couple of years, Musica Viva's international concert series has distinguished itself with the inclusion of some unusual... -
Musica Viva: Altstaedt & Madzar Brisbane Review @ Queensland Conservatorium
It is barely believable that Nicolas Altstaedt and Aleksandar Madžar, whose talents meshed so seamlessly together throughout Wednesday night’s (27 September) concert at the
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Musica Viva: Sitkovetsky Trio @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
During its evolution, the trio has moved from being a version of accompanied piano music to a genre in which the voices of piano, violin and cello are each given an equal
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Musica Viva: Angela Hewitt @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
Angela Hewitt is renowned as one of the foremost interpreters of Bach in the modern era – on Wednesday evening, she delivered a masterclass on pianism, fully justifying this
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Musica Viva: Eighth Blackbird @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
“Will you walk a little faster?”, said a whiting to a snail. “There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.”
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Musica Viva: Beilman & Tyson @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
From the very first moments of Musica Viva’s last Brisbane concert for 2016, it was obvious that we were in the presence of an extraordinary musical talent.
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Jerusalem Quartet @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
The highly regarded Jerusalem Quartet has enjoyed a long association with Musica Viva, visiting Australia numerous times in the 2000s.
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Argo: Flow @ Anywhere Festival Review
Hidden behind Queensland’s oldest surviving building lies the Spring Hill Reservoir, a series of underground vaults, hidden underwater for nearly 90 years. Now a unique
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Stephen Hough @ Musica Viva Review
It is perhaps fitting that a concert presented in memory of Dr Steven Kinston should be performed by Stephen Hough, who was named by The Economist in 2009 as 1 of 20 living
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Musica Viva: The Modigliani Quartet @ Queensland Conservatorium Review
For the final chamber music concert in this, Musica Viva’s 70th year, Brisbane welcomed the Modigliani Quartet to the Queensland Conservatorium.
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Musica Viva: Paul Lewis Review
Renowned British pianist Paul Lewis has a no-nonsense approach to performance.
Dressed simply and informally in black, he came onto the stage, bowed, sat down and...