MEDIA RELEASES

Details of current media releases can be found below.

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Local Heroes

February 2012
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Every musician has a story, every ensemble has its supporters, and every hall has a spirit.

 


 

The King's Singers

Tuesday 14 February & Wednesday 15 February
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The world’s most acclaimed vocal ensemble,The King’s Singers have announced an Australian tour.

 


 

The Australian Youth Orchestra

Monday 27 February & Thursday 1 March
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The Australian Youth Orchestra under the baton of Christopher Hogwood to delight audiences with two nights of Mendelssohn’s symphonies.
 


 

Kimmo Pohjonen

Thursday 8 March
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A vision of boundless energy, mind blowing original - Finland’s Kimmo Pohjonen
 


 

Penguin Cafe

Friday 5 March
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Melbourne Recital Centre brings the warm and infectious tunes of the captivating group Penguin Café.

 


 

Diego Guerrero

Saturday 10 March
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The Flamenco Master – recognised among Spain’s musical elite, the raw gritty passion of true flamenco.

 


 

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Wednesday 21 March
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Shivkumar is credited with making the santoor (a Kashmiri instrument similar to a hammered dulcimer) a popular classical instrument.

 


 

St John Passion

Sunday 25 March
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On Good Friday in 1724, the congregation at Leipzig’s Nicholaikirche were witness to a work that changed music forever.

 


 

Behzod Abduraimov

Tuesday 27 March
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Melbourne audiences will be dazzled by one of the most talked-­about new talents on the international music scene when Behzod Abduraimov makes his Melbourne Recital Centre debut on 27 March 2012.

 


 

Eddi Reader

Friday 30 March
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Two Scot Icons meet - the fabulous Eddi Reader and The Songs of Robert Burns.
 


 

Angélique Kidjo

Thursday 5 April
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Africa’s inspirational premiere diva brings to Melbourne an electrifying one night only performance of joyous and exuberant music.