Cellist and musicologist, University of Sydney
Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Pinchgut's The Return of Ulysses: a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere
Jun 19, 2019 02:24 am UTC| Entertainment
Review: The return of Ulysses, Pinchgut Opera, Sydney. Claudio Monteverdi entered the 73rd year of his life when he composed his opera, Il ritorno dUlisse in patria, or The Return of Ulysses. (He wrote yet another opera...
Pianist Sir András Schiff returns to Sydney for a sublime recital
Oct 26, 2018 07:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
On top of its usual, high quality series of chamber music concerts, Musica Viva presented its audiences with a special event this week. After an absence of more than 20 years, pianist András Schiff gave two gala...
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