Articles

What to expect from the new Phoenix Collective

February 15, 2019

BY EMMA SULLIVAN You might not immediately associate the improvisatory style of the Turtle Island String Quartet’s music with the likes of Mozart, but violinist […]

Van-Anh Nguyen is bridging the gap between classical and pop

February 15, 2019

BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) The classical and pop genres of music are, to most, worlds apart. From the perspective of a classical […]

The people in this choir can’t talk, but they can sing

February 13, 2019

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) For many of us in the music industry, we’ve had to sing. Maybe it was because […]

Life after uni: Shubshri Kandiah, musical theatre

February 12, 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 […]

Get ready, ANAM is launching its 2019 concert season

February 12, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When you’re going to launch a concert season to showcase the passion and “burning curiosity” of Australia’s next biggest performers, you’re going […]

Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)

February 12, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jina Lee and Scott McDougall are piano students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. They’re no strangers to stringent practice and professional […]

Samuel Cottell’s new concert series brings old school to Mosman

February 11, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, CutCommon chanced upon Samuel Cottell. The classical and jazz pianist would quickly become our lead writer; penning […]

Zahatorte is Japan’s answer to European cafe jazz

February 8, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Settle yourself on a wicker chair and tuck into a slice of cake, because Zahatorte is coming to Australia. We’re serious, though. […]