Yiyun Gu wants this music to “be heard and understood”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Yiyun Gu is a Melbourne concert pianist who cares about what audiences understand. For her upcoming event at the Melbourne Recital […]
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Ensemble Goldentree is programming for gender equality
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A concert featuring music by women. Only women. Are we ready for it? Why do we need it? Will it make a difference […]
Composer Allison Wright on taking risks
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Head along to Dots+Loops this week and you’ll hear a new piece of music for chamber music and synthesiser. Wait – […]
This Darwin doctor and musician shows us what is possible
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dr Cathy Dudgale has worked in general practice for more than 30 years. As a doctor, she has worked in hospitals, […]
You must treat female artists with respect
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR Vulnerable. Fearful. Anxious. Embarrassed. Confused. Enraged. Just another day at work? I don’t think so. This open letter is difficult for me […]
Nico Muhly: “Write for your friends and behave well”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In a few weeks’ time, chamber music will crash against the concrete walls of the Collingwood Underground Carpark. Wedged inside a […]
When minds, industries, and ideas converge
BY CELINE CHONG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Dance and music. Art forms that, without a doubt, go hand-in-hand. For Queensland Conservatorium […]
A little like Mozart (on habanero peppers)
BY ELKE WAKEFIELD Takes two to tango? More like 12: three or four violins, a viola, a cello, three or four bandoneones, a piano […]
Introducing Annabelle Traves, AYO concertmaster
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This February, young musicians of the Australian Youth Orchestra are set to showcase their skill, determination, and passion in a series […]
Whitwell: Four reasons why we must appreciate Philip Glass
BY SALLY WHITWELL, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2011, Sally Whitwell won an ARIA award for Mad Rush – her collection of music by […]