WTF?! Why do we call everything “classical”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]
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Zoltan Fecso creates mesmerising new music through “pointillism”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you heard of pointillism? It’s the awe-inspiring technique with which painters create large works based on thousands, perhaps millions, of tiny dots […]
Vicky Chow deconstructs the way we think about ‘new’ music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF As a musician, it can be challenging to find a balance between preserving the traditions of classical music and wanting to […]
LIVE REVIEW // A trip to 1966 Melbourne with Ensemble Density
BY ANNI KALCO Structures (Melbourne, ’66) Ensemble Density Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, 31 July I don’t know if I felt transported back in […]
Recording an “Aussie” album with the Benaud Trio
BY EMMA SULLIVAN The latest offering from the Benaud Trio – The Aussie Album – provides fascinating insight into the diversity and richness of […]
How to be a self-made artist
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF We would like to welcome Miranda in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. History is filled with artists who have […]
Jacqueline Dark: From physics to contemporary opera
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Musician. Actress. Artist. Storyteller. The apex of all creative pursuits is personified in Jacqueline Dark. (And on top of it all, she’s […]
Live review // Ossicle Duo – In a Japanese Garden
BY ANNI KALCO In a Japanese Garden Ossicle Duo Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, 3 July In the Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, beautiful bonsai […]
How to sell yourself (without selling out)
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Building a loyal audience is one of the biggest challenges facing young artists. Most young classical musicians experience four years […]
Could this be the biggest show of 2018?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, the Melbourne Recital Centre is set to house a concert that may well be the biggest of 2018. It […]