This is why we love Unsuk Chin
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE ‘Where words fail, music speaks.’ It’s an old quote you might know, once said by storyteller Hans Christian Anderson and growing […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Contemporary classical…or prog rock?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Joshua Rivory describes himself as a “post-genre composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist”. Today, we bring you the world premiere of this Brisbane […]
Are you a Young Symphonist in the making?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Francois Combemorel started teaching, he didn’t like it much. Stopping after only a few months, he says: “I was feeling […]
What it’s like to perform with your mentor
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN When Maraika Smit was in primary school, she saw a performance by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra that changed her life. Inspired […]
Con Fuoco: Sophie Van Dijk, violin and composition
Welcome to Con Fuoco, our interview series with emerging artists in Australia. Sophie Van Dijk is an Australian composer and violinist, currently studying a […]
Xani Kolac | Top 10 tips for improvisation
BY XANI KOLAC Xani Kolac is an expert in improvisation and will present her skills in a concert featuring her own music this month. […]
The women facing “the wolf that lives inside us”
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE A girl walks. She walks alone at night. When she ran, the world watched. What big eyes they have. Our Daughters […]
Behind the Curtain | Paull-Anthony Keightley, bass baritone
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 […]
A clef of composers?
BY CAROL SAFFER A troupe of minstrels, a melody of harpists, and an orchestra of musicians are collective nouns used in the music world. […]
Queer and Now: Fred Hersch, piano
BY JASLYN ROBERTSON/STEPHANIE ESLAKE Queer and Now is our interview series exploring identity. Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak […]