Music
Though it felt disconnected, the ASO’s Grandeur was a courageously programmed and enthralling concert. Not the least surprise was hearing a soprano singing into a megaphone.
Adelaide Festival
There was something for everyone in the giant festival finale that the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra cooked up on the weekend. With electronic music duo Electric Fields, the Floods of Fire concert was a joyous occasion.
Leaving behind St Peter’s Cathedral as their usual venue during festival time, Adelaide Chamber Singers took to the Town Hall with exuberance – plus myriad birdcalls.
Miraculous in its originality, The Nightingale and Other Fables wins both the heart and mind in the exquisiteness of its storytelling.
Pianist Paul Lewis is perhaps the finest Schubertian of our era. His playing in part three of his journey through Schubert’s completed sonatas took the listener through all the realms of this most poetic music.
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra rounded out its year with flair in a Christmas concert that had more than the usual surprises. Splendid solo and choral singing added much charm along the way.
