2019

Could this be why we still love Mozart so much?

September 3, 2019

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 […]

Zeitgeist Quartet tells us what it was like to be Mimir Emerging Artists

August 28, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past week, we’ve been showcasing some very special emerging talent — each group of which took part in the Mimir […]

How should we understand Clara Schumann, 200 years on?

August 28, 2019

BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC On September 13 this year, Clara Schumann is turning 200. A day later (which, conveniently, is a Saturday), a bunch […]

This is why artists need access to free mental health support

August 28, 2019

BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR AND COMPOSER Do it all. Never turn down an opportunity: be sure to say yes to everything that comes your […]

LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees The Song Company’s Mind Over Matter

August 26, 2019

BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Mind Over MatterThe Song CompanyARA Darling Quarter Theatre, 20 August I hadn’t seen any live events for CutCommon in a […]

A private viewing into the career of Holly Harrison

August 26, 2019

BY CHANTAL NGUYEN We would like to welcome Chantal Nguyen in her first story as a CutCommon contributor! I’m old school friends with Holly Harrison, […]

Composer Damien Kingston shares an environmental message through his new release

August 26, 2019

BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER TributaryDamien Kingston Trio (Damien Kingston — guitar, Hamish Houston — bass, Tom Robb — drums)Scratch Match Records, 2019 Three years […]

Margaret Leng Tan: “Concerts are much too serious affairs”

August 26, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I was flabbergasted — yes, flabbergasted — when Margaret Leng Tan told me she’s never headlined a show before. After all, The […]

Invictus Quartet tells us what it was like to be Mimir Emerging Artists

August 25, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Did you catch our interview with Aidan Filshie of the Kalon Quartet? Aidan talked us through the experience of being selected to […]