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

Dots+Loops: Revolutionising Live Performance

March 17, 2015

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ever wanted to clap between movements? Grab a drink and tell the stranger next to you how damn good the music […]

The Seven Worst Things About Circular Breathing

March 14, 2015

BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Wind players have long been jealous of strings, who can play and breathe at the same time. Although circular breathing has […]

A Day in the Life of an ANAM Fellow: Georgia Iokimidis-MacDougall

March 11, 2015

BY UMA MUTHIA Glancing at her busy schedule, Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall maintains a cool head in front of the day’s challenges. Organising venues, meeting deadlines, […]

Toy Pianos: Margaret Leng Tan

March 8, 2015

BY DELIA BARTLE Described as ‘Queen of the Toy Piano’, Margaret Leng Tan is a revolutionary artist who pushes the boundaries of sound as […]

Conquering Stage Fright: Michelle DeYoung

March 4, 2015

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Metropolitan Opera. Paris Opera. New York Philharmonic. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic. These are just a few of the leading […]

Henry Choo: Game of Thrones, Donizetti, and Fringe World

January 27, 2015

BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO OperaBox opens 2015 with flair in this week’s production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, part of the Fringe World Festival. Tenor […]

We’re playing classical music all wrong…

January 24, 2015

BY CLIVE BROWN, Professor of Applied Musicology at University of Leeds After a very drawn out and fraught construction, the Philharmonie de Paris is finally […]

Discover: The Mysteries of Bach

January 16, 2015

BY BENJAMIN MARTIN Guest writer Benjamin Martin is an award winning Australian pianist and composer. Somehow, despite all the efforts of research intent upon […]