new music

EVENTS // Rob Hao performs Indie Ditties at the SOH

March 7, 2022

CONTENT COURTESY ROB HAO London-based pianist Rob Hao returns to Australia in April to premiere Nicholas Vines’ extravagant 50-minute musical portrayal of hipster subculture Indie […]

Håkan Hardenberger plays “the half-modern music that is in danger of being forgotten”

September 15, 2019

BY JASMINE MIDDLETON AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you could design any concert program, what music would you include? How about “the half-modern music that is […]

Skype call inspires brave and personal composition ‘Selfless’

April 24, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2018, Allison Wright and Bec Plexus connected via Skype. Their conversation was deeply personal, and would affect the future of their […]

LONGREAD // Clemens Christian Poetzsch finds his musical language

February 26, 2019

MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Antique brass chandeliers and plastic fans are suspended from a corrugated iron ceiling. A cathedral-like steel arch braces the roof. To […]

Emerging composers, schools, and regional musicians to benefit from Flinders in 2019

October 29, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It takes a special quartet indeed to create opportunities for those outside its four players. Flinders Quartet has announced its 2019 […]

Vicky Chow deconstructs the way we think about ‘new’ music

August 20, 2018

BY MIRANDA ILCHEF As a musician, it can be challenging to find a balance between preserving the traditions of classical music and wanting to […]

When your orchestra is built on modesty

July 16, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]

How do you find great music?

January 4, 2018

BY ANTONIA ZAPPIA Nothing beats that newly discovered melody or harmony you find while poring endlessly over late-night study. It is the instance of […]