Andrea Haines: Be kind, ask for advice, and love your art
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music is in for a treat this June, as globally loved British vocal ensemble VOCES8 gets ready […]
2019
Herdís Stefánsdóttir scored a film while pregnant and says it was “awesome!”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In her last trimester of pregnancy, Herdís Stefánsdóttir was exhausted. She was having trouble walking. She was feeling emotional. Oh, and she […]
How can Classical:NEXT best respond to our times?
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Disclaimer: Opinions reflect those of the writer and not necessarily the publication. In a persuasive project pitch, the artistic director […]
Classical:NEXT reminds artists to “treat music like a business”
BY LYLE CHAN When Glenn Dickie arrived in Rotterdam, one of the first things he needed to do was buy a new sandwich toaster. He’d […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey sees Yann Tiersen
BY JEFFREY PALMER Yann TiersenInternational tourBeacon Theatre, New York, 28 May Known largely for his compositions for cinema, namely the whimsical film Amélie, Yann Tiersen […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees the Australian Harp Quartet
BY WENDY ZHANG Australian Harp QuartetMosman Art Gallery, 19 May Before attending the Australian Harp Quartet concert, I had little idea of what a harp […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees lost+sound pop+up ii
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC pop+up iilost+soundArchies, Jubilee Park, 25 May Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of seeing lost+sound’s first pop-up of 2019 […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to ZOFOMOMA
BY WENDY ZHANG ZOFOMOMA ZOFO (pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi)Musica Viva seasonCity Recital Hall, 13 May ZOFOMOMA was not just an ordinary concert. It […]
Andrew Rumsey on “the most honest a performer can be”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever found yourself completely obsessed with a composer, and felt like you wanted to share their music with people all […]
This new EP aims to stimulate your pineal gland
BY JEFFREY PALMER Neal Anand is one of those artists you simply don’t come across every day. Originally hailing from Northern California, Neal is now […]