Gillian Wills confronts the “predatory behaviour, lack of funds” in Australia’s classical music industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Gillian Wills’ Big Music is her debut novel — but it’s not entirely a work of fiction. It’s a book that confronts […]
2024
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Chanticleer in Princeton University Chapel
BY JEFFREY CHARLES PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT ChanticleerPrinceton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, 7 December Named after the clear singing rooster made famous by Geoffrey […]
Baby’s Day Out at 30: Interview with Oscar-nominated composer Bruce Broughton
BY LIAM HEITMANN-RYCE-LEMERCIER Every film, even those written off at release, is the result of at least some care and effort. In fact, many ‘forgotten’ […]
A festival to “celebrate who we are and what we make”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE From commissioning 67 Australian composers in one project to presenting opportunities for musicians to play solo with a world-renowned symphony orchestra, the […]
Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story
BY DIANE CHARLESON, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Award-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau’s latest offering is an evocative and hard-hitting documentary with a strong message. Mozart’s Sister investigates […]
Eleanor Lyons will sing with friends in this “embracing and relaxed” venue
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Eleanor Lyons likes to think of chamber music with the same warmth as a “handwritten letter or a home-baked cake”. Unlike the […]
EVENTS // The Sounds of Australia shine this November
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM To round off 2024, the musicians of ANAM present a festival of Australian music, Sounds of Australia. This year’s festival will explore […]
EVENTS // Piano+ presents The Young Virtuosi
CONTENT COURTESY PIANO+ Presented by Piano+ in collaboration with the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, two phenomenal young prize-winning soloists, Jeonghwan Kim (piano) and Yeyeong […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Cécile McLorin Salvant at Princeton
BY JEFFREY PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Cécile McLorin Salvant, VocalsAlexander Hall, Princeton University, New Jersey, 9 October “The applause of them that judge, is the […]
Nat Bartsch’s relaxed performances provide “a place where you can be yourself”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Booked your tickets for that concert you were thinking of attending? Great. Now you just need to figure out how you’ll get […]