(Literally) Live Reviews // Elixir feat. Katie Noonan, Michael Leunig, TSO
Welcome to our CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our new video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in […]
September 2018
Lucy Sugerman on performance anxiety, self-promotion, and orchestral music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you watched the 2017 season of The Voice Australia, you’d have seen one young performer working hard to make her way to […]
Here’s what Emma Morrison is learning as an AYO Chamber Player
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Emma Morrison was at school, she thought the bassoon could be fun – its “deep resonant sound and quirky nature” […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark attends Phoebe Green + SPIRAL at BackStage Music
BY MARK BOSCH Phoebe Green + SPIRAL BackStage Music 22 September, Woodburn Creatives Woodburn Creatives feels a little bit like home. I’ve only […]
Holly Harrison talks us through her music for Spectral Tech
BY HOLLY HARRISON AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, we introduce you to the three Australian composers developing new works with Ensemble Offspring […]
WTF?! Why do we call everything “classical”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]
LIVE REVIEW // Sylvie sees Mary Poppins with the SSO
BY SYLVIE WOODS Disney in Concert: Mary Poppins (world premiere) Sydney Symphony Orchestra 14 September, Sydney Opera House Following the success of such well-loved films […]
LIVE REVIEW // Emma sees the Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
BY EMMA SULLIVAN The Capulets and the Montagues Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall, 14 September What’d you miss? Two powerhouses arts […]
LIVE REVIEW // Bridget sees Stuart Skelton in Peter Grimes
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Peter Grimes Opera Queensland with Rory Macdonald (conductor), Stuart Skelton (heldentenor), and special guests Brisbane Festival QPAC, 22 September What’d you […]
LIVE REVIEW // Miranda sees Ashkenazy’s Romeo and Juliet
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Ashkenazy’s Romeo and Juliet Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) and Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Sydney Opera House, 22 September What’d […]