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 […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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 […]
Composer Missy Mazzoli talks new music + past teacher
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) aims to unsettle and enjoy – a rare duality adopted in contemporary […]
Students in Victoria are getting a massive double bass day
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s turning out to be a big year for double bassists. First up, we saw the Women in Bass project, which brought […]
This is what it’s like to go see Wynton Marsalis
BY MATT BODEN Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO (Nicholas Buc, conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 March It isn’t often that I […]