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This orchestra makes you “uplifted, inspired, excited, moved, reflective”

May 29, 2018

BY LAURA BIEMMI Whether or not you live in Perth, you’ve probably heard of the Perth Symphony Orchestra. Launched in 2011 by executive director […]

Standing on a piano in New York City

May 28, 2018

BY SYLVIE WOODS While I lay in bed scrolling through Instagram and eating crumbs out of my bellybutton yesterday*, Yvette Keong popped up in […]

The young artists of chamber music: Julian Bliss, clarinet

May 26, 2018

BY LAURA BIEMMI The Australian Festival of Chamber Music is one of the most significant events in Australia’s concert calendar. Dedicated to bringing a […]

WTF?! Why are cathedral acoustics so amazing?

May 25, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]

Valuing young players in the orchestra

May 24, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a cellist during performance? It gets pretty complicated. Eliza Sdraulig says her […]

Behind the Curtain | Milijana Nikolic, mezzo-soprano

May 23, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]

Con Fuoco | Josephine Stark, soprano

May 22, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, our interview series with emerging artists in Australia. Josephine Stark is a young soprano currently in […]

An interview with electric bassist and composer Siebe Pogson

May 22, 2018

BY PHILIP POGSON This is a father-son interview. How lovely is that? Since its first performance three years ago, Elysian Fields – Australia’s only […]

WTF?! How much does venue affect performance?

May 21, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]