“With us, it’s guitar like you haven’t heard before”
BY LILY BRYANT When I ask Benjamin Dix of the Melbourne Guitar Quartet what it’s like to prepare for a world premiere, he laughs, self-effacingly. […]
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Hear a “melting pot” of musical cultures in this Intimate Salon Experience
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF This June, SARAY Iluminado is once again bringing its unique sound to the Melbourne Recital Centre, weaving together traditional Balkan and Sephardic […]
Erkki Lasonpalo will conduct musicians in the ANAM Orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON This June, Finnish conductor Erkki Lasonpalo will lead Australian National Academy of Music talent through an event that uses powerful classical music to […]
Alex Siegers has released a new album of hard-to-find Australian jazz standards
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The music featured on vocalist Alex Siegers’ debut album spans six decades. Yet some of these works have never been recorded, or […]
EVENTS // Four Australian musicians will perform in heritage venues with Piano+ Place
CONTENT COURTESY PIANO+ Every Friday in July, celebrated Australian musicians will perform contemporary takes on acoustic piano in heritage Sydney locations — Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil), Sophie Hutchings (popular […]
Concert Under the Tower will showcase early career artists from the Boroondara Eisteddfod
BY GRACE COLLIVET Soprano Rachael Joyce and collaborative pianist Alexandra Byrne are two artists who are embarking on their careers in the music industry. This […]
How your transferable skills can boost your career in music and beyond
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Dr Diana Tolmie was involved in a terrible accident, one of the first thoughts in her mind was: “The show must […]
Jack Schiller is slated to perform a bassoon concerto with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto is not an uncommon work. But owing to the relative scarcity of this orchestral instrument, you’re unlikely to hear it […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to “glorious soprano” Golda Schultz
BY JEFFREY CHARLES PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT This Be Her VerseGolda Schultz and Jonathan WarePrinceton University ConcertsAlexander Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 8 April On […]
How one of the “world’s most accessible” instruments came to Australia
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A few years ago, Australian pianist Andrew Rumsey took an overnight train to Melbourne. He had no idea that this trip would […]