LIVE REVIEW // Miranda goes to see Kronos Quartet @ the SOH
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) KRONOS Five DecadesKronos QuartetSydney Opera House, 14 March It is rare to attend a string quartet concert in which […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey experiences Joyce DiDonato: EDEN
BY JEFFREY CHARLES PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Joyce DiDonato: EDENPresented by Princeton University ConcertsRichardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 1 February The year […]
LIVE REVIEW // Joseph hears London Philharmonic Orchestra play Spirits of Delight
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (UK) Spirits of DelightLondon Philharmonic OrchestraNational Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, 28 January With winter still very much holding its tight […]
LIVE REVIEW // Katrina hears Ayşe Gӧknur Shanal and Benjamin Martin in Recital
BY KATRINA BREEN Ayşe Gӧknur Shanal and Benjamin Martin in RecitalAlex Theatre – The Lounge, St Kilda, 22 October Ayşe Gӧknur Shanal (pictured above) and […]
I took a designated ferry to Cockatoo Island to watch this opera performed live
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN CarmenOpera AustraliaCockatoo Island, 25 November Ah, another outdoor experience brought to you by Opera Australia. Staged on Sydney’s gorgeous harbour complete with […]
LIVE REVIEW // Joseph goes to see Bach, the Universe & Everything
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (UK) Bach, the Universe & Everything — Stepping on to the Cosmic PathOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentKings Place in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Martin experiences UKARIA 24 – New Paths
BY MARTIN CHENEY We would like to welcome Martin in his first contribution to CutCommon! UKARIA 24: New PathsLawrence Power (curator), Alessio Bax (piano), Vilde […]
How one rural Tasmanian town is thriving with a community music festival
BY JO ST LEON, LEAD STORYTELLER For 51 weeks of the year, the small pretty seaside town of Penguin is a haven for those seeking […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
BY WENDY ZHANG Ray Chen Performs Mendelssohn’s Violin ConcertoSydney Symphony Orchestra, 21 August After nearly three years of COVID lockdown and restrictions, Ray Chen returned […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy experiences the new Sydney Opera House acoustics
BY WENDY ZHANG Simone Young Conducts Mahler 2 Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Children’s Choir and Gondwana ChoirsSydney Opera House, 24 July […]