This performer will stand out in the crowd. Literally.
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There’s a new work of art coming up at the Melbourne Recital Centre. And it’s going to be big. It will […]
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Live review // Syzygy’s Pagan Dances
BY NICHOLAS COLLINS Syzygy Ensemble Pagan Dances Melbourne Recital Centre, 10 May When singing, lyrics are there to help paint a picture the […]
Writing music for my newborn son
BY NAT BARTSCH, COMPOSER I’ve always felt that I don’t easily ‘fit’ in the music industry. For starters, I’m a female pianist and composer who […]
WTF?! When will I become a ‘master’ of my skills?
Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring you informed answers […]
Completely smashing it with Arcadia Winds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’m excited about Arcadia Winds. Undoubtedly one of the country’s most active young groups, it all started back in 2013 when […]
Xani Kolac | Top 10 tips for improvisation
BY XANI KOLAC Xani Kolac is an expert in improvisation and will present her skills in a concert featuring her own music this month. […]
Yiyun Gu wants this music to “be heard and understood”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Yiyun Gu is a Melbourne concert pianist who cares about what audiences understand. For her upcoming event at the Melbourne Recital […]
Chloe Sanger goes to Ensemble Three
BY CHLOE SANGER Undercurrents Ensemble Three Featuring works by Harry Sdraulig, Jane Hammond, Elliot Hughes, Katy Abbott, Jake Donohue Melbourne Recital Centre, 19 Feb […]
Hoang Pham: My needs as a soloist
Pianist Hoang Pham will perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre this week, backed by the Zelman Symphony. As a soloist, he tells us what he […]
“We want to play stuff we love and care about”
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON The musicians of the Penny Quartet knew very early on that they were onto a good thing. In their ensemble’s first […]