SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026

TOBY WONG ON THE SHAUMET ‘DAS RHEINGOLD’

12.00pm:
DVD –  Tony Palmer’s ‘Wagner’ – Episode 4

2.00pm:
Talk by conductor Toby Wong
on the Shaumet ‘Das Rheingold’

Venue:
The Goethe Institut, Event Hall (upstairs), 
90 Ocean Street (cnr Jersey Road), Woollahra

Tickets:
$25 members, $35 non-members, $10 full-time students

PAYMENT DETAILS TO COME

ABOUT TOBY WONG

Toby Wong holds an Academic Staff position at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he is completing his Masters of Music in Musicology. His research work, which focuses on musical exoticism and Puccini’s operas, has won multiple prizes, including the Best Paper Awards at the National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia in 2023.

Born in Hong Kong, Toby is also an enthusiastic conductor and vocalist. He has served as the Assistant Conductor of the Beecroft Orchestra, CoOperative opera company, and the Cantabile Orchestra and Chorus (Hong Kong). He is currently a tenor in the Sydney Chamber Choir, and was the youngest tenor in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s chorus, performing under renowned conductors such as Lorin Maazel, and Jaap Van Zweden. Before commencing the exciting role of Assistant Conductor in CCSL, he was a Choral Scholar at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta. 

Toby is passionate about promoting classical music through broadcasting and writing. He regularly presents on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney and writes concert reviews for Loudmouth.

ABOUT THE TALK

Shaumet Music, an Australian arts company, is bringing Richard Wagner’s epic opera, Das Rheingold, to Sydney in a special chamber version by Jonathan Dove, with a performance planned at City Recital Hall on 24 April 2026. This acclaimed adaptation condenses Wagner’s score for a smaller ensemble, offering intense drama and clarity, featuring rising conductor Toby Wong and top Australian operatic talent in a rare, powerful staging.