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Tony Burke

Tony worked in medicine for many years, having his own GP practice in New South Wales. He plays piano and is an enthusiastic concert-goer, his travels often taking him to Edinburgh in the (UK) summers.

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Sydney

Caetani and the Sydney Symphony tackle Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony

By Tony Burke, 6 May 2016

Sydney's Indian Summer brightened by Russian themes.

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Sydney

6 May 2016

Sydney Symphony tackles Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony

By Tony Burke

Chatswood

Flinders Quartet plays its joker card in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 18 March 2016

A recital with punchlines at Chatswood Concourse, Sydney.

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Chatswood

18 Mar 2016

Flinders Quartet plays its joker card in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Tea and Symphony: James Ehnes and the Sydney SO

By Tony Burke, 19 February 2016

Contrasts abounding in serenades by Mozart and Strauss.

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Sydney

19 Feb 2016

Tea and Symphony: James Ehnes and the Sydney SO

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven and the 21st century

By Tony Burke, 14 February 2016

A serious programme for a Valentine's day concert at Sydney Opera House.

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Sydney

14 Feb 2016

Beethoven and the 21st century with the ACO

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Puppetry and pantomime: The Magic Flute in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 7 January 2016

Julie Taymor's production maintains the magic of The Magic Flute at Sydney Opera House.

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Sydney

7 Jan 2016

Puppetry and pantomime: The Magic Flute in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Bohemians in Berlin: Musetta steals the Opera Australia show

By Tony Burke, 6 January 2016

The ever-popular La bohème returns in Gale Edwards' adaptation which features a change to the final months of the 1930s Weimar Republic as featured in the musical Cabaret.

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Sydney

6 Jan 2016

Musetta steals the Opera Australia show

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Double Dutch in Sydney: Edo de Waart and Brautigam in Mozart

By Tony Burke, 3 December 2015

Beautifully interpreted performance of Mozart and Elgar at Sydney's Opera House, with Ross Edwards' White Ghosts Dancing.

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Sydney

3 Dec 2015

Double Dutch in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Alan Holley's ornithological interlude between two masterpieces in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 11 November 2015

Alan Holley's Oboe Concerto formed the centrepiece of Miguel Harth-Bedoya's Sydney Symphony programme.

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Sydney

11 Nov 2015

An ornithological interlude in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Mozart and the Brits in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 5 November 2015

Mozart and the Brits offered the chance to hear Britten and rarely performed Malcolm Arnold, courtesy of the Sydney Symphony.

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Sydney

5 Nov 2015

Mozart and the Brits in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Port Isaac

Boris Godunov with a star British cast wows St Endellion

By Tony Burke, 7 August 2015

If Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, then Boris Godunov is about five Russian dolls' worth.

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Port Isaac

7 Aug 2015

Boris Godunov with a star British cast wows St Endellion

By Tony Burke

Sydney

Summer Nights: Katarina Karnéus impresses in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 11 June 2015

Summer Nights on a winter's afternoon in Sydney, as Katarina Karnéus performs Berlioz with the Sydney Symphony.

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Sydney

11 Jun 2015

Summer Nights: Katarina Karnéus impresses in Sydney

By Tony Burke

Sydney

My Country, My Life: Czech repertoire and a Mackey concerto from the Sydney Symphony

By Tony Burke, 3 June 2015

Steve Mackey's Violin Concerto entitled Beautiful Passing was the highlight in this Sydney Symphony concert which also explored popular Czech repertoire.

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Sydney

3 Jun 2015

A Mackey concerto from the Sydney Symphony

By Tony Burke