EVENTS // Play with Ray and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
CONTENT COURTESY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For one night only, three emerging violinists from around the world will experience a dream come true – performing Bach’s […]
June 2023
5 live performances to warm up your heart this July
BY CUTCOMMON We’re in the depths of winter, and you know what that means — it’s time for staying at home live music. The Primrose […]
How jazz and baroque are “pretty much built on the same rules”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When did you last listen to the music of J.S. Bach? Perhaps you heard a recording or attended a concert that was […]
How I’m keeping up my chops for 15+ hours of Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wagner’s Ring Cycle is a marathon for audiences and performers. It features four individual operas with a combined duration of at least […]
Why we’re travelling to Australia for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
BY CUTCOMMON It’s that time again for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition — your chance to hear some of the world’s finest musicians under […]
Tom Avgenicos confronts “two of the greatest challenges of our time” in new large-scale collaboration
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Okay, so it may not be easy to name just two of the biggest challenges we face in Australia today. But Sydney […]
Nat Bartsch is curating new music to remind you “it’s OK to be vulnerable, to ask for help”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Earlier this year, Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre director Jayashri Kulkarni told the ABC: “Women’s mental health is different and it needs better […]
Creative Australia Bill 2023 passes parliament
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS Legislation to reform the Australia Council into Creative Australia and to establish the national music development agency Music Australia, as well as Creative Workplaces, have passed the […]
We chat with two composers about their world premieres in this Ensemble Offspring event
BY CUTCOMMON Ensemble Offspring is a champion of new music. But this group isn’t afraid to dig up some classics — especially if it’s the […]
“Kung Fu Cellist” Yelian He is forging his own path in the worlds of music and martial arts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Yelian He started learning kung fu, his teacher took him aside to share a few words. “Not only does your series […]