Violinist Grace Clifford talks teenage success
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Grace Clifford was just 16 when she scored first place in the 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year […]
November 2016
Cleo Lee-McGowan on music, language, and study
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Opera singer Cleo Lee-McGowan has won countless awards and a string of scholarships – but still persists with academic studies through […]
6 things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT “It’s like going on a flight!” the cloakroom attendant tells me as I hand over the Target Collection coat I wish […]
Live Review: MSO Sibelius and Shostakovich
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Works by Sibelius, Munro, Shostakovich Hamer Hall, 17 November Like any self-confessed Russian music nerd, concert programs […]
Giveaways and discounts for CutCommon subscribers
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… It’s been an incredible year for new music in Australia, and as the summer arrives there is […]
Win tickets to TwoSet Violin at the Sydney Opera House
Want to score free tickets to see internet sensation TwoSet Violin LIVE? *Competition extended!* Subscribe to CutCommon by December 20, and you’ll go straight into […]
Winner Announced! TYO CutCommon Manuscript Design Competition
The Tasmanian Youth Orchestra hosted its end of year concert this weekend, and general manager Michelle Forbes joined with CutCommon editor Stephanie Eslake to present […]
School of Hard Knocks with opera stars Liane Keegan, John Bolton Wood AM
Presented by the School of Hard Knocks, Hand In Hand celebrates the true spirit of Christmas. Conducted and compered by the founding artistic director of […]
Don’t leave me alone
BY CAMPBELL BANKS It had been a rough week, if you remember. On the Monday, Leonard Cohen added his name to 2016’s long list […]
Arcadia Winds makes debut at Spotlight Series
Arcadia Winds will make its debut this December 1 at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Spotlight Series with guest artist Peter de Jager. Arcadia Winds […]