LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees an opera about Tang Xianzu
BY WENDY ZHANG Tang Xianzu: The Playwright in Concert Presented by China National Arts Fund, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and AusfengSydney Opera House, 7 April […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Angelo sees WASO play games and movies
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA We would like to welcome Angelo in his first review as part of the CutCommon team. Symphonic FantasyWest Australian Symphony OrchestraPerth Concert […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alexandra sees The Song Company
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Pärt PassioThe Song CompanySt Andrews Church in Brighton, 12 April Arvo Pärt composed his Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to Ay Pachanga
BY WENDY ZHANG Ay Pachanga: The Story of Salsa Cadencia ProductionsManning Bar, Sydney, 30 March Ay Pachanga, the story of salsa and a celebration of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alexandra sees Pinchgut Opera
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Pinchgut OperaBach and TelemannElisabeth Murdoch Hall, 6 April All Saints Day, 1755, Lisbon. The faithful congregate in churches across the city, giving […]
ALBUM REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to Gernot Wolfgang’s new release
BY JEFFREY PALMER Vienna and the WestGernot Wolfgang (composer)Albany Records, 2019 Gernot Wolfgang is one of those contemporary chamber music composers that pushes musical boundaries […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Music on Music
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Music on MusicSydney Chamber ChoirUniversity of Sydney, 30 March Sometimes, I feel like I give the game away a little […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Frances Madden
BY WENDY ZHANG Frances MaddenJazz Classics series The Foundry616, 15 March On a cold, drizzly night in March, I had the pleasure to listen to […]
5 philosophical approaches to music, according to Goetz Richter
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What are most people doing in the Sydney CBD at 12.30pm on a Tuesday? Surely, many […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Bach in the Subways
Welcome to CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in Australia. Bach […]