LIVE REVIEW // Myles goes to Tectonics Glasgow
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Tectonics Festival (presented by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra)Various locations, Glasgow, 4-5 May Crowded on the red-carpeted stairs of Glasgow’s City […]
May 2019
Melbourne’s contemporary chamber group has reimagined Radiohead
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN There seems a growing push for the classical music scene to grow past traditional biases and break new ground. Barriers […]
How much is a competition ethically responsible for its young performers?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Disclaimer: This blog provides critical analysis of recent media events surrounding Shuan Hern Lee and the Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano […]
Music education matters, says Rachel Shaw, French horn
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
LIVE REVIEW // Angelo watches ASO play The Empire Strikes Back
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in ConcertAdelaide Symphony OrchestraAdelaide Entertainment Centre, 4 May May the 4th (be with you) is a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Bridget sees Verdi’s Otello in Monaco
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Otello Opera Monte-CarloCasino de Monte Carlo, 24 April On April 24, in the heart of Monte Carlo, Monaco, I felt as if […]
New web opera confronts cyberbullying and abuse in the arts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR Trigger warning: This story features discussion of cyberbullying and suicide including reference to real events. If you or someone you know […]
Deborah Hart’s cartoons capture the feeling of performance anxiety
BY DEBORAH HART Deborah Hart is an orchestral musician and qualified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy practitioner, who uses her knowledge to help musicians experiencing performance […]
LIVE REVIEW // Tim goes to see the Melbourne Chamber Players
BY TIM HANNAH Bridge, Muhly, ProkofievMelbourne Chamber Players Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 29 April The Melbourne Recital Centre’s Local Heroes series, now in […]
Natalya Aynsley will play 2 hours of your favourite Studio Ghibli music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you find yourself singing “Totoro, To-to-ro!” around the house (or without warning in a public place), you’ll be right at home […]