WTF?! Mahler 9 for…chamber orchestra?
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 […]
November 2018
LISTEN // The final episode of Scored podcast is live!
Scored is Melbourne musician Kiya van der Linden-Kian’s fresh new podcast, which confronts the “cavernous fear” experienced by those leaving the academic world to build […]
“Presenting works of our time in an accessible and unexpected way”
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN New music is a broad category, and one that redefines itself every few years. The genre has come to […]
5 things I learnt at Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
BY JESSICA CARRASCALAO HEARD Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Opera Australia State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 13 November It’s not often that, when you go […]
Yasmin Arkinstall: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
Meeting the youngest and first female concertmaster of Staatskapelle Berlin
BY LAURA BARTON At 26 years old, Jiyoon Lee is the youngest and first female concertmaster of Staatskapelle Berlin. Her success with the orchestra […]
Lior: Young performers remind me why I make music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Compassion. Undoubtedly, it’s a quality that drives music itself. Through compassion, we can allow music to move us. We can feel […]
“It is invaluable to get young people up close to an orchestra”
BY ALISON PARIS The National Capital Orchestra, directed by Leonard Weiss, has enjoyed entertaining young audiences for years. And they’ve chosen to wrap up […]
EVENTS // Matthew Fagan returns with 2 shows in 1 night
CONTENT COURTESY MATTHEW FAGAN Internationally renowned 10-string virtuoso guitarist Matthew Fagan aka Lord of the Strings! returns to Melbourne with two shows in one night. SHOW 1- España El […]
An artist’s take on the Major Performing Arts Framework
BY TIM HANNAH Like many artists and arts workers in Australia, I’ve been following recent developments regarding the review into the Major Performing Arts […]