Sex, murder, betrayal (and music) with Pekka Kuusisto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music rarely hides away from the confronting – or the disturbing. Some of the greatest and most loved works in history […]
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Dane Lam talks leadership across the continents
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When it comes to an impressive conducting career, we can conclude that Dane Lam has made it in Australia. He’s also made […]
A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra in 2017
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE Can you identify with any of the following? I’m pretty young (or, young at heart) I dig classical music […]
How to build your audience
BY SUSAN DE WEGER There was an eye-opening post from the new Crushing Classical Facebook page recently: As a classical musician, the audience has always […]
Meet the Artists: Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Concert
BY THE COMPOSERS This week, four new Australian works will be premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Brett Kelly will take to the […]
Celebrating doubt with composer Jochen Gutsch
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever felt a sense of doubt? Jochen Gutsch has. Though, he doesn’t react in the way that many of […]
Young scholarship winners reveal their ambitions
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week, four emerging opera stars experience a rare opportunity for professional development, exclusive workshops and coaching with leaders in the industry. Lisette […]
Who takes the photographs?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You’ve probably seen it before. A near-black concert hall, the silhouette of a certain someone tiptoeing up to the action. Camera […]
Meet the Composers: Tilde New Music Festival 2017
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Improvisation. Electronic music. Sound installation. Contemporary instrumental works. These are just a few of the offerings that will sound from three stages […]
Matthew Greco mentors this student-driven Baroque festival
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2013, self-proclaimed HIPster Meg Cohen founded the Sydney Baroque Music Festival. Now heading into its fourth event, this celebration of […]