Articles
Articles
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Eleanor Lyons will sing with friends in this “embracing and relaxed” venue
November 1, 2024BY STEPHANIE ESLAKEEleanor Lyons likes to think of chamber music with the same warmth as a “handwritten letter or a [...] -
Nat Bartsch’s relaxed performances provide “a place where you can be yourself”
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“Culture isn’t stagnant”: Australian Art Orchestra celebrates 30 years of change
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How a new student-led music festival is training artists to look beyond genre
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Naomi Dodd is making the bass drop
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“The body works as a whole” when you play your instrument
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Shaping the landscape of Australian guitar music
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Meet the first Australian composer to write for this magical string instrument
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How Emma Sandall’s fertility journey inspired a bold new cabaret
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Siobhan Stagg is channelling her “purest poet and inner storyteller”
August 28, 2024
Global
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Steven Isserlis on Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto
October 1, 2024BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITERThis October, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will have the great fortune of welcoming one of the [...] -
Why we’re travelling to Australia for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
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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
October 10, 2022
Blog
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Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story
November 1, 2024BY DIANE CHARLESON, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYAward-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau’s latest offering is an evocative and hard-hitting documentary with a strong [...] -
4 concerts to check out in Melbourne this November
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What’s behind the spate of arts leadership departures in Australia? Perhaps a mismatch of values
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Why I’m no longer ticking the ‘emerging artist’ box
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Australia could lead globally in protecting local music creators
September 5, 2024 -
What live music is happening in Melbourne this September?
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A new report shows AI could devastate Australia’s music industry
August 18, 2024 -
Classical music is not isolated from politics. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra should know this
August 17, 2024 -
4 concerts not to miss in Melbourne this August
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An education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?
April 16, 2024
Events
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EVENTS // The Sounds of Australia shine this November
October 29, 2024CONTENT COURTESY ANAMTo round off 2024, the musicians of ANAM present a festival of Australian music, Sounds of Australia. This year’s [...] -
EVENTS // Piano+ presents The Young Virtuosi
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Jayson Gillham files legal action against Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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EVENTS // Grand Final of Strike A Chord at the Melbourne Recital Centre
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These are the 57 Australian Women in Music Awards finalists for 2024
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Apply for the $40,000 Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship
July 19, 2024 -
Your complete list of finalists in the 2024 Art Music Awards
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EVENTS // Science and sound converge in this ANAM performance
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EVENTS // 52 musicians will perform in this Young Mannheim Symphonists concert
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EVENTS // Piano+Place with Sophie Hutchings
June 19, 2024
Reviews
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LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Cécile McLorin Salvant at Princeton
October 24, 2024BY JEFFREY PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Cécile McLorin Salvant, VocalsAlexander Hall, Princeton University, New Jersey, 9 October“The applause of them [...] -
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to “glorious soprano” Golda Schultz
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LIVE REVIEW // Miranda hears Academy of St Martin in the Fields @ Sydney Opera House
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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
September 1, 2023
Catch up on your reading
Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story
November 1, 2024
BY DIANE CHARLESON, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Award-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau’s latest offering is an evocative and hard-hitting documentary with a strong message. Mozart’s Sister investigates […]