Articles
Articles
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How one of the “world’s most accessible” instruments came to Australia
April 16, 2024BY STEPHANIE ESLAKEA few years ago, Australian pianist Andrew Rumsey took an overnight train to Melbourne. He had no idea [...] -
“If the performers have a good time, the audience will”
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Why everyone needs a bit of sad piano music sometimes
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This string ensemble will play Schubert in “the perfect chamber music venue”
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This free resource will help you navigate your arts career, no matter where you’re at
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These Tassie artists are set to shine on their home Federation Concert Hall stage
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Erin Helyard will perform in this indulgent festival of Baroque classics
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Ingrid Martin swaps baton for mic in this concert dedicated to Clara Schumann
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How pianist Natalya Aynsley ditched convention to launch a dream career in pop culture music
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How one photographer’s generosity is shaping the arts media landscape
February 7, 2024
Global
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Why we’re travelling to Australia for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
June 19, 2023BY CUTCOMMONIt’s that time again for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition — your chance to hear some of the [...] -
How Julie Campiche made jazz harp “a thing” — and got the world listening
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LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Jupiter Ensemble at Princeton
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Fiachra Garvey is introducing 60 young musicians to the London Philharmonic Orchestra
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LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey experiences Joyce DiDonato: EDEN
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“Being a composer is trusting your gut,” reckons Ego Plum (The Cuphead Show)
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Chanda Dancy explains how to compose an action-packed war film
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How Theodore Shapiro composed The School for Good and Evil
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Camilla George has released a new album inspired by myth, story, and identity
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Eric Whitacre’s touching choral work is “not sparkling, not epic, just real”
August 19, 2022
Blog
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An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?
April 16, 2024BY DIANA TOLMIE, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY See the word “musician” on a resume and you might not immediately think “stellar employee” [...] -
‘Caring as much as you do was killing you’. We need to talk about burnout in the arts
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6 live music events to launch you into summer
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9 gigs not to miss if you’re in Melbourne this November
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This concert series is entirely dedicated to Australian women in music
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October 10, 2023
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Why this brave Australian orchestra just cancelled its own concert program
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How a new Adelaide festival will celebrate the “living tradition of chamber singing”
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6 must-see concerts for classical music lovers in Melbourne
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What’s happening in Melbourne’s live music scene this September?
September 9, 2023
Events
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EVENTS // Hear Joyce Yang launch the Piano+ 2024 International Recital Series
April 9, 2024CONTENT COURTESY PIANO+ Back by popular demand, Grammy-nominated Korean pianist Joyce Yang returns to Australia this 10-14 May, kicking off [...] -
EVENTS // Internationally acclaimed Australian pianist Sarah Grunstein plays Beethoven
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EVENTS // Piano+ presents the Future of Classical Music with Reuben Tsang
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EVENTS // The Sounds of Chow Gar with Shugorei
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EVENTS // AYO National Music Camp – Summer Concert Series
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EVENTS // Korkmaz Can Sağlam – The future of classical music
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EVENTS // New art music compositions and score imagery by Barton Price
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EVENTS // Lone Hemispheres – Ensemble Offspring
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EVENTS // AYO Momentum Ensemble with Choir of St James’
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Report: Most Australians are open to arts on prescription for mental health conditions
November 14, 2023
Reviews
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LIVE REVIEW // Miranda hears Academy of St Martin in the Fields @ Sydney Opera House
October 10, 2023BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITERAcademy of St Martin in the Fields (Program 1)Sydney Opera House, 7 October Our very own [...] -
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis
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LIVE REVIEW // Isobel hears Ensemble Offspring’s Still Life with Avalanche
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LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears James Morley & Friends
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Hubris, hypocrisy, and Mahler’s Fifth: How Tár makes classical music cool
May 4, 2023
Catch up on your reading
An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?
April 16, 2024
BY DIANA TOLMIE, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY See the word “musician” on a resume and you might not immediately think “stellar employee” or “exceptional leader”. Perhaps the […]