“Anything is possible” with classical saxophone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about the Melbourne International Saxophone Festival, I started nerding out. Having trained for classical saxophone, I marvelled […]
2018
Flora Wong’s new concert series celebrates diversity
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Imagine creating your very own concert series. Sound like something your future self might do? Starting up a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark goes to Game On
BY MARK BOSCH Game On Ensemble Offspring feat. 2018 Hatched Academy Associate Artist Georgina Oakes (clarinet) BackStage Music Woodburn Creatives, 19 July BackStage […]
Ambre Hammond plays for kids who’ve never heard piano
BY JESSIE WANG We would like to welcome Jessie Wang in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. Imagine if you lived on the northern […]
EVENTS // A Musical Offering with Bach Akademie Australia
CONTENT COURTESY BACK AKADEMIE AUSTRALIA One of Australia’s newest and most exciting classical music ensembles presents a rare and fascinating masterpiece by JS Bach […]
LIVE REVIEW // Celine sees the Russian Marvels
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Russian Marvels Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Stephen Hough (piano) and Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) QPAC, 14 July What’d you […]
LIVE REVIEW // Salina goes to Aida
BY SALINA MYAT Aida Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 18 July (opening night) What’d you miss? Cutting-edge technology that actually served the narrative Forbidden […]
Understanding the musical universe of Hermeto Pascoal
BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA Man, isn’t it a good feeling when your latest musical project starts to take form and come to life? My […]
EVENTS // Halcyon celebrates 20 years
CONTENT COURTESY HALCYON Join Halcyon celebrating 20 years of exceptional music-making in this midwinter evening of intriguing and eclectic new chamber music. The program […]
Con Fuoco | Jesse Vivante, percussion
Welcome to Con Fuoco, our series with emerging artists in Australia. Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts student Jesse Vivante is in his third year […]