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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene

Con Fuoco: Isaac Mouskovias, piano

July 5, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Pianist and vocalist Isaac Mouskovias was born in […]

Poetry and tragedy with Simon Tedeschi

July 2, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You get shipwrecked, finally make it home and your wife is shacked up with your best mate. Tragic enough to die […]

Bassoonist Jack Schiller talks chamber music

July 1, 2017

BY CAROL SAFFER Melbourne Symphony Orchestra principal bassoon Jack Schiller recently watched as MasterChef contestant Pete Morgan was sent home because of the idea that […]

EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Brett Rutherford, cellist

July 1, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]

Why study is essential to your performance career

June 30, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you are emerging into the Australian classical music scene and you want to gain skills to succeed in your industry […]

Jessica Gethin: “As artists we are always emerging”

June 26, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At what point does an artist ‘make it’? When they’ve received a Churchill Fellowship? When they’ve won awards and secured contracts across the […]

Making a Music Venue 106: Kitty Xiao, performer

June 22, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you bring a music performance to life? There’s a small team of emerging artists working hard in Melbourne’s inner […]

Maria Grenfell tutors young composers in TSO project

June 22, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Leading Tasmanian composer and educator Maria Grenfell is working with budding new music makers in the coming months. Together, they’re crafting […]