A festival to “celebrate who we are and what we make”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE From commissioning 67 Australian composers in one project to presenting opportunities for musicians to play solo with a world-renowned symphony orchestra, the […]
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EVENTS // The Sounds of Australia shine this November
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM To round off 2024, the musicians of ANAM present a festival of Australian music, Sounds of Australia. This year’s festival will explore […]
“The body works as a whole” when you play your instrument
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ll be candid with you: I did not predict that an interview with a highly skilled pianist would turn into a conversation […]
Unfamiliar music “can provide a window into how others think”
BY CUTCOMMON In 2022, Reuben Johnson heard his Australian National Academy of Music colleagues perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. So engrossing was […]
EVENTS // Science and sound converge in this ANAM performance
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM Science, sound and art converge in Gerard Grisey’s epic percussion masterwork Le Noir de l’Étoile. Gerard Grisey has to be one of the […]
This health and wellbeing program is putting musicians’ needs first
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Halfway into my music degree, I had an accident. I’d been studying classical saxophone, the passion of my life since I was […]
Erkki Lasonpalo will conduct musicians in the ANAM Orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON This June, Finnish conductor Erkki Lasonpalo will lead Australian National Academy of Music talent through an event that uses powerful classical music to […]
“If the performers have a good time, the audience will”
BY CUTCOMMON Christoffer Sundqvist is a leader in his field. As a soloist, he’s performed with the world’s major orchestras. As a member of the […]
In conversation with ANAM Concerto Competition winner Joshua Jones
BY CUTCOMMON Performing as a soloist is hard. Performing in front of a world-class orchestra is really hard. And being watched and adjudicated while you’re […]
Get ready for a “meaningful and magical ride” with this George Crumb music fest
BY CUTCOMMON If you could plan a festival around the music of one composer, who would you choose? Paavali Jumppanen’s top pick was George Crumb […]