Articles

Illustrating classical music: Ellen Porteus

March 27, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What does classical music look like? The Melbourne Youth Orchestras have teamed up with Melbourne design studio Jacky Winter to find an […]

Students in Victoria are getting a massive double bass day

March 26, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s turning out to be a big year for double bassists. First up, we saw the Women in Bass project, which brought […]

Emma Nightingale to sing in an opera “audiences identify with”

March 25, 2019

BY ALISON PARIS Opera Queensland is opening its 2019 season with John Adams’ A Flowering Tree – a fantastic tale of a young peasant woman […]

Berlin filmmakers launch platform showcasing real, musical lives

March 22, 2019

BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT On Wednesday nights at Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby, Miss Judy Ladivina, draped in glitter and windblown by the glamour of […]

Tasman Compton has won the TSO Rising Star Competition

March 22, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Each year, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra invites young musicians to apply to be the next TSO Rising Star. Last year, 13-year-old pianist […]

Blood, Sweat, Opera // Emma Matthews, soprano

March 20, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we took you backstage with opera stars in our interview series Behind the Curtain. This year, we’re going to take you inside the […]

Life after uni: Georgie Hopson, musical theatre

March 19, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]

“Why create limits” in your music programming?

March 19, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I read about Lisa Moore’s upcoming programs as part of her Australian National Academy of Music residency, I admittedly marvelled at […]

Australian guitarist Alberta Khoury talks about life at Juilliard

March 18, 2019

BY JESSIE WANG (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) If you’re working in the music industry, chances are you may have studied at a conservatorium. Even if […]