From the Arctic to Australia: Ludovico Einaudi
BY SAMUEL COTTELL There’s something unassuming about Ludovico Einaudi. He sports grey hair, cool horn-rimmed glasses, and is often pictured in jeans and converse […]
2017
Making a Music Venue 103: Christopher Nankervis, Marketing
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you bring a music performance to life? There’s a small team of emerging artists working hard in Melbourne’s inner […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Emma McGrath, concertmaster
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Nicholas Young: What does it mean to be a virtuoso?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At 25 years old, Nicholas Young might very well be considered a piano virtuoso. The Young Steinway Artist won the 2016 […]
Sex, murder, betrayal (and music) with Pekka Kuusisto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music rarely hides away from the confronting – or the disturbing. Some of the greatest and most loved works in history […]
Ensemble Three presents new music in Australian Electric
Joel Brennan (trumpet), Don Immel (trombone), and Ken Murray (guitar), form Australian ensemble Three, and they’re set to perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre this […]
Dane Lam talks leadership across the continents
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When it comes to an impressive conducting career, we can conclude that Dane Lam has made it in Australia. He’s also made […]
Cheating, Lying, Stealing…and Angus Davison
The Hobart Wind Symphony with conductor Simon Reade will premiere Angus Davison’s striking new work Fantasia on a Webern Row alongside works by Reade, David […]
Mofo #4: Experiencing music tech at the festival
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Music technology at Mona Foma Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, 21 January The Glass Elevator: Chimera π As I […]
Mofo #3: Hinterlandt
BY THOMAS MISSON Hinterlandt Mona Foma Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, 21 January At what we affectionately call Mofo, the Museum […]