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WTF?! What makes French music so…French?

March 30, 2018

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

These are the REAL divas of opera

March 29, 2018

BY SYLVIE WOODS There are three kinds of animal in this world that are, without a shadow of a doubt, more fabulous than you. […]

EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Jayson Gillham, soloist

March 29, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! In 2018, we continue to team up with […]

Con Fuoco: Victoria Bihun, violin

March 28, 2018

Welcome to Con Fuoco, our interview series with emerging artists in Australia. Victoria Bihun grew up in Benalla, Victoria and started playing violin when […]

Behind the Curtain | Emma Pearson, soprano

March 26, 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 […]

Yiyun Gu wants this music to “be heard and understood”

March 24, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Yiyun Gu is a Melbourne concert pianist who cares about what audiences understand. For her upcoming event at the Melbourne Recital […]

Andrew Ford: Writing About Music

March 24, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Andrew Ford has built his life around expression. A communicator of music, his compositions have been presented by established groups including […]

Watch the world premiere of Jennifer Hankin’s flute quartet

March 21, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jennifer Hankin is a flautist, composer, singer, photographer, artist, videographer, fashion designer, and all-round creative. And when you see her in […]