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Music review: ASO’s Heroic
Here was standard fare if ever there was, but with artists so far above the ordinary, there was everything to admire in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Heroic concert.
Music
Here was standard fare if ever there was, but with artists so far above the ordinary, there was everything to admire in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Heroic concert.
Music
It may have taken them 30 years, but Portland psych-rock outfit The Dandy Warhols can finally add a sold-out Australian tour to its resume.
For more than two hours, with a brilliant band and a portfolio of songs that have conquered time, James Taylor reminds us that we have still got a friend.
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.
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.
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson placed his stamp all over Bach’s Goldberg Variations with stunning artistry. An extraordinary show of compassion towards one audience member made it all the more memorable.
