Mad Music is a mental “health forum that people actually want to go to”
BY JESSIE WANG When we hear the term ‘classical music’, most of us have an image of a concert hall filled with a quiet […]
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Just what do we talk about when we talk about investment in the arts?
BY MARK BOSCH Any nuanced view will take into account what it means to invest in the arts well, which is undoubtedly a matter of degree […]
Stephanie Jones is breaking the stigma surrounding classical guitar
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Guitar is an instrument we often associate with genres such as rock and folk. To Stephanie Jones, explaining to others that […]
This new conservatorium wants to keep its students safe
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Hedberg is a $96 million academic and cultural hub is set to launch in 2019. And this University of Tasmania […]
From war-torn childhood to 4 million albums sold
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Oh, so you’re a pianist. What repertoire do you play? For Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica, one of the […]
Could we be approaching lieder all wrong?
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN There is so much music that relies on the excavation of committed musicians to help it bubble back to the surface […]
Tan Dun explains how to “capture your dream” as an artist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the desert of western China lies one of the world’s greatest discoveries of ancient cultures, carved into the cliffs along […]
In conversation with Solomon Frank of Enzbmeleoboelezsme Onsobmblzeeeee
BY MARK BOSCH In early July, Onszembal Ensmbel performed five works at Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Academy Open Mic – many of which relied on […]
Sonya Pigot: ‘We are all fantastically unique’
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Sonya Pigot is a young classical artist who’s not afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve. She is […]
This opera was made for you lazy, entitled millennials
BY CARISSA DYALL Aren’t millennials the worst? We spend our house deposits on avocado on toast and specialty coffee. We choose to raise dogs […]