Competitions can be “excellent devices for growth” of young music students
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Competitions can be challenging even for the most professional of players. So where do young musicians fit into the picture — those […]
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EVENTS // Grand Final of Strike A Chord at the Melbourne Recital Centre
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Join audiences for the Grand Final of Strike A Chord on Saturday 31 August at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Selected from […]
“Have the courage to be yourself”: How Trio Orelon won $25k at this international music competition
BY CUTCOMMON It’s been a couple of weeks since young musicians from around the world received some extraordinary news: they had won a prize in […]
Australia’s leading koto master Satsuki Odamura will play brand new music in Silk, Metal, Wood
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Satsuki Odamura positions herself before a curved length of fine-grained Paulownia wood. There are 13 strings attached, their nylon stretched over little bridges […]
Why we’re travelling to Australia for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
BY CUTCOMMON It’s that time again for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition — your chance to hear some of the world’s finest musicians under […]
Z.E.N. Trio: “Chamber music is a time for us to put our own egos aside”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Z.E.N. Trio is an international ensemble in the truest sense of the term: its pianist Zhang Zuo (Zee Zee) is based in […]
How to Strike a Chord with your chamber ensemble
BY LILY BRYANT Picture yourself at 6, or 8, or 10 years old. You’ve been crammed into the school hall with your fellow students, and […]
ANNOUNCED // Matthew Laing is the new Musica Viva FutureMaker
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Musica Viva is pleased to announce composer and violist Matthew Laing as its new FutureMaker for 2022–3, alongside the return of […]
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition 2022
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA MICMC has now been postponed due to COVID. Check back in soon — we’ll keep you updated about new competition dates. […]
Start rehearsing, chamber players – this international competition is back
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE MICMC has now been postponed due to COVID. Check back in soon — we’ll keep you updated about new competition dates. Understanding […]