LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Luminous with the ACO
BY WENDY ZHANG LuminousAustralian Chamber OrchestraFeaturing Lior and artwork by Bill HensonSydney Opera House, 18 August Would you go to see a concert that makes […]
September 2019
The MSO’s Thomas Hutchinson is about to perform a huge concerto
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR It’s common practice for a major Australian orchestra to invite world-renowned soloists to dazzle local audiences with their interpretations of […]
Dr Tracy Westerman is calling to fight Indigenous youth suicide
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Content warning: This story contains discussion about Indigenous youth suicide. For help, call Lifeline on 131114. Concert for Life is so much […]
Cassandra Wright: “We are all running our own race”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University is about to perform a 21st-Century version of Mozart’s comic opera La Finta Giardiniera (The Fake Gardener) […]
Two musicians talk about their work and wellbeing ahead of ZoneOut fest
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Last month, we had a chat with composer Luke Howard about the very first ZoneOut International Music Festival. As the festival ambassador, […]
Erik Griswold’s latest work is inspired by the architecture of a new music venue
BY LEWIS INGHAM Erik Griswold’s latest release Hollows Out of Time is an album unafraid of stylistic and sonic possibilities. The intriguing combination of prepared […]
ANNOUNCED: Freedman Classical Fellowship 2019 finalists
CONTENT COURTESY FREEDMAN CLASSICAL FELLOWSHIP After a nation-wide search for Australia’s best young classical musicians aged 30 and under, the three finalists – violist Katie […]
Could this be why we still love Mozart so much?
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Party animal. Revolutionist. Bohemian. Uber-famous artist with the lifestyle to match. This is how conductor Benjamin Northey would describe 20-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus […]