Composer Missy Mazzoli talks new music + past teacher
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) aims to unsettle and enjoy – a rare duality adopted in contemporary […]
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Tango Enigmático on start-ups, Australian composition, and loving Piazzolla
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Argentinian tango, a passionate and enticing feast for the ears…what’s not to love? Flora Wong (violin), Cara Tran (piano), […]
Henry Justo: “You must give everything”
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Academy offers invaluable mentorship and performance opportunities to composers and performers every year. This year’s Hatched Academy […]
Helena Kernaghan helps bring chamber music to regional Australia
BY LEWIS INGHAM “The call for a more peaceful environment and lifestyle was stronger than my need to perform,” says pianist Helena Kernaghan about her […]
Backstage with the Partridge String Quartet
BY EUNISE CHENG, PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET The Partridge String Quartet is one of the newest emerging chamber ensembles to come fresh out of the Australian […]
Skype call inspires brave and personal composition ‘Selfless’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2018, Allison Wright and Bec Plexus connected via Skype. Their conversation was deeply personal, and would affect the future of their […]
Justin Beere: “Chamber music is life”
BY TIM HANNAH For the Melbourne Chamber Players, music is an “obsession“. The group’s crazed passion for music will culminate in its upcoming concert Bridge […]
Blood, Sweat, Opera // Chris van Tuinen, music director
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we took you backstage with opera stars in our interview series Behind the Curtain. This year, we’re going to take you inside the […]
Ilan Eshkeri on composing Nureyev’s biopic with Ralph Fiennes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 1961, Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev became the first artist during the Cold War to defect to the West. In The […]
What I’m reading: ‘The Piano Teacher’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was commissioned by Meanjin. It has been made available for publication in CutCommon for the first time (with permission). Ten years old. Innocent. […]