Behind the Curtain | Milijana Nikolic, mezzo-soprano
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 […]
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Con Fuoco | Josephine Stark, soprano
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
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?
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 […]
This young conductor is leading our future
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE WITH CELINE CHONG When it comes to gaining experience in an orchestra, Tianyi Lu reckons it’s “kind of a chicken and […]
“I’m not sure why I find murder so funny!”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Did you wince at the headline to this story? If so, you might not be ready for what Paul Smith has […]
Robert Braham: Sorry I Missed You
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dr Robert Braham knows a thing or two about choral music. After all, he’s been in the Western Australian music scene […]
Tassie detectives unearth Baroque music
BY CIARA NICHOLLS, VAN DIEMEN’S BAND Rare and fragile manuscripts in remote corners of Europe. Striking long-necked instruments from the 17th Century. A journey […]
WTF?! What does HIP even mean today?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to […]
Claire Higgins talks debut composition performance
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week, six composers from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music will have a selection of their works performed to a public […]