Review: Sydney Philharmonia breathes new life into Bach

What we heard at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday evening was not just Bach, it was Mendelssohn’s Bach: his 1841 version for the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, heard for the first time in Australia in a historically informed performance. This was an ambitious, rich, and at times revelatory collaboration between the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs under Elizabeth Scott, with soloists of exceptional calibre. A partnership I hope we’ll hear again.

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A packed Opera House…(and) an extraordinary collaboration…brought more than just power. It brought tenderness, clarity and, in moments, transcendence.

Pepe Newton, ClassikON
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