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Venue: City Recital Hall, Sydney

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Address2-12 Angel Place
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Google maps33° 52' 1.700" S 151° 12' 25.610" E
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SydneyFrom Winter’s Stillness

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Riley, Sigur Rós, Kõrvits, Schnittke, Traditional, Henriksen, Guðnadóttir
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Satu Vänskä; Trio Mediaeval

SydneyHåkan Hardenberger & the Sydney Symphony

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Terracini, Schuller, Bernstein
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Håkan Hardenberger

SydneyCoffee and a Dead Canary

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Bach, Telemann
Orchestra of the Antipodes; Erin Helyard; Warwick Doddrell; Veronique Bennett; Ariana Ricci; Nicholas Jones

SydneyBryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony

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Dessner
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Bryce Dessner

SydneyPekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries

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Mozart, Muhly, Reid, Mendelssohn
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Pekka Kuusisto

SydneyBeethoven’s Pastoral

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Beethoven
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti

SydneySemele

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Handel: Semele
Erin Helyard; Neil Armfield; Pinchgut Opera; Alexander Berlage; Orchestra of the Antipodes; Cantillation; Eugene Lynch

SydneyBach’s Christmas Oratorio

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Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Amy Moore; Jessica O'Donoghue
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The sublime and the rambunctious: Marc-André Hamelin in Sydney recital

Marc-André Hamelin © Sim Canetty-Clarke
Two mighty piano sonatas bookend Marc-André Hamelin's concert at Sydney's City Recital Hall. 
****1
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Dreamy undertones without whirlwinds of passion: Lise de la Salle

Lise de la Salle © Craig Abercombie
A most appealing Romantic programme by the French pianist at Sydney's City Recital Hall, played with accurate finesse in search of emotional highlights. 
***11
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God’s Holy Spirit: Reginald Mobley and the Bach Akademie Australia

Reginald Mobley and the Bach Akademie Australia © Stephen Blake | Blake Photographic
A heartfelt performance from American countertenor with the Bach Akademie Australia with contrasting spiritual works by Bach and Vivaldi. 
***11
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Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO

Richard Tognetti © Charlie Kinross
Awe-inspiring performances of much loved classics in Sydney, yet the musical eyebrows have reasons to go (and stay) up. 
****1
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Julius Caesar – or some of it – from Pinchgut Opera

Samantha Clarke (Cleopatra) and Tim Mead (Giulio Cesare) © Brett Boardman
Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield. 
***11
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Yukie Sato unlocks Handel’s House in Sydney

Yukie Sato and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra © Keith Saunders
Japanese soprano Yukie Sato joins the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for a concert of Handel arias and orchestral works by Vivaldi and Pisandel, with a significant contribution from concertmaster Shawn Lee-Chen. 
***11
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Symphony or song cycle? Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in Sydney

Stuart Skelton and the Australian Chamber Orchestra © Nic Walker
Mahler's epic five-movement symphonic song cycle is performed by a chamber ensemble with mixed results.
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A walk to Beethoven: Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra © Charlie Kinross
Kristian Bezuidenhout joins the ACO for a piecemeal programme leading to a complete performance of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. 
***11
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