''Live at the Sydney Opera House'' is a live album by Australian, multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso
Joseph Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros (born 6 October 1983) is an Egyptian-born Coptic Australian multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso. Tawadros has won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album five times: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020. and 2021.
Biography
His famil ...
with the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and firs ...
. The album was released in July 2020.
At the
2020 ARIA Music Awards
The 2020 ARIA Music Awards are the 34th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2020 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Ha ...
, the album won the
ARIA Award for Best World Music Album
The ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Music Award for Best World Music Album, is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was inaugurated in ARIA Music Awards of 1995, 1995 as Best Folk/World/Traditional Release. ...
.
[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
At the
AIR Awards of 2021
The 2021 AIR Awards is the fifteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place virtually on 5 August 2021 in Adelaide.
The nominations were revealed on 2 Ju ...
, the album won Best Independent Classical Album or EP.
Reception
Angus McPherson from ''Limelight Magazine'' said "The multi-award winning Tawadros has made a career of blurring the boundaries between middle-eastern classical music, contemporary jazz and Western classical music, and is known for his easy-going stage presence and quick-witted banter – all of which he brought to the Opera House in spades in this concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra...". McPherson called it "A warm-hearted concert that was, quite simply, loads of fun".
Track listing
# "Movement 1" - 9:20
# "Movement 2" - 8:21
# "Movement 3" - 10:28
# "We Are Memories" - 4:37
# "Permission To Evaporate" - 6:26
# "Work Is Love Made Visible" - 5:01
# "Eye of the Beholder" - 4:41
# "Constellation" - 4:21
# "Riqq Taqasim" - 2:11
# "Bluegrass Nikriz" - 6:55
# "Point of Departure" - 8:05
# "Constantinople" - 5:51
Personnel
* Joseph Tawadros (Oud)
* James Tawadros (Riqq and Bendir)
* Benjamin Northey (Conductor)
*
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and firs ...
References
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2021 live albums
Joseph Tawadros albums
ARIA Award-winning albums
Albums recorded at the Sydney Opera House