Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong on what it truly means to grow up
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON For mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, Hansel and Gretel is more than just a well-known childhood tale. It’s an opera that provided her with […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
EVENTS // The MSO is going all Brothers Grimm this November
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dark and delicious, Humperdinck’s telling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale is bewitching, beguiling fun for all folk who wish to live happily ever after. About […]
The MSO’s Thomas Hutchinson is about to perform a huge concerto
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR It’s common practice for a major Australian orchestra to invite world-renowned soloists to dazzle local audiences with their interpretations of […]
Could this be why we still love Mozart so much?
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Party animal. Revolutionist. Bohemian. Uber-famous artist with the lifestyle to match. This is how conductor Benjamin Northey would describe 20-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus […]
All the world’s a stage | Adrian Whitehall, double bass
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Should you stay in Australia to build your music career, or travel overseas in search of bigger things? What even are those bigger things? […]
The Melbourne Ensemble brings chamber music to an urban winery
BY EMMA SULLIVAN Have you ever watched a symphony orchestra and wanted to get to know the different personalities on stage? Melbourne Ensemble, formed in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Matt listens to Gershwin Reimagined
BY MATT BODEN Gershwin ReimaginedMelbourne International Jazz FestivalMelbourne Symphony Orchestra, Laura Mvula and José James (voice), Troy Miller (conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 June This concert was […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lydia listens to Romeo and Juliet
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Romeo and JulietMelbourne Symphony Orchestra (Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano)Hamer Hall, 10 […]
EVENTS // Metropolis New Music Festival
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE There’s a wave of new and innovative music hitting the Melbourne Recital Centre this month. Here, we bring you some […]
Composer Mark Holdsworth on his residency with a major Australian orchestra
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Being a composer today is a fairly tough gig. There’s nothing resembling a clear-cut pathway to success, the idea of […]