In Conversation
In Conversation is brought to you by 2MBS Fine Music Sydney. In each episode, Simon Moore speaks to a figure in our artistic landscape, delving into all the detailed and interesting facets of their life, from the trivial to the profound.
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Andrew O'Connor: Bass transformations (opens the original)
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Bass-baritone Andrew O’Connor has built a remarkably varied career spanning opera, chamber music, choral repertoire and contemporary Australian work. In this conversation, Andrew discusses Transformations , his new album with Van Diemen’s Band , which journeys through early German Baroque music while pairing works by composers including Schütz and Buxtehude with newly commissioned responses from Brooke Shelley and Alice Chance. He reflects on the particular richness of this repertoire for the ba
Stephen Layton MBE: Let the music take off (opens the original)
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Stephen Layton has spent his life exploring what happens when people come together to make music. In Sydney to conduct the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in Mozart’s Requiem and other works, he reflects on the balance between instinct and preparation, having examined the famous piece note by note in preparing his own performing edition. The conversation traces Stephen’s story back to childhood, where he played alongside his father in a Pentecostal church where music mig
Claire Edwardes OAM: The revolutionary in me (opens the original)
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Percussionist Claire Edwardes has spent her career expanding the possibilities of her instrument and championing the music of our time. In this conversation, Claire reflects on her unlikely path from piano to percussion, the technical and physical demands of instruments such as marimba and vibraphone, and the sense of freedom she discovered in playing music without centuries of performance tradition behind it. Claire also traces the evolution of Ensemble Offspring , from a group of Conservatoriu
Nathaniel Parker: He's just an ordinary man (opens the original)
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Olivier Award-winning British actor Nathaniel Parker has built a distinguished career across theatre, film and television, from the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Merchant of Venice opposite Dustin Hoffman to Wolf Hall and the long-running BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries . In this conversation, Nathaniel reflects on the experiences that have shaped him as an actor, the lessons he has continued to learn throughout his career, and the mixture of instinct, craft and confidence that all
Sir Howard Panter: Let him entertain you (opens the original)
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Few people have had a greater influence on modern theatre than Sir Howard Panter. As co-founder of Trafalgar Entertainment , he oversees a global network of theatres and productions, including Sydney's Theatre Royal , while producing acclaimed shows such as Fiddler on the Roof , Jersey Boys , The Lehman Trilogy and many more. In this conversation, Sir Howard reflects on why timeless works continue to resonate with audiences, the importance of quality storytelling, and why theatre remains one of
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