CutCommon shortlisted for 2017 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award
The CutCommon team is thrilled to be shortlisted for the Classical:NEXT 2017 Innovation Award! CutCommon appears as one of 10 finalists who have been selected […]
February 2017
Peninsula Chamber Musicians present the firsts
The Peninsula Chamber Musicians will present some of the first major works of history’s leading composers. Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven are represented with performances of each […]
Performing on air with Laura Fraticelli
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Argentinian guitarist Laura Fraticelli’s emotionally charged performances have seen her take to stages – and television stations, and radio channels – […]
Oscar-nominated Lion composers explain co-scoring a film
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON How do two pianists score a feature film together? Writing and composing music for film can be very much a personal affair. […]
Ben Opie: “The Skrillex of oboe”
BY LUCY RASH Two types of people walk the alleys of Melbourne’s wildly eclectic arts scene: those who argue classical music is a static […]
For the love of science and music
BY CALIDA TANG I’ve been playing music since I was quite young, learning violin, viola and some piano, and I have always participated in […]
Con Fuoco: Lucinda Nicholls, voice
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Lucinda Nicholls is studying classical voice at the University […]
CD Review: Sarah McKenzie’s Paris in the Rain
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Paris in the Rain Sarah McKenzie Impulse! Records, 2016 When Sarah McKenzie released her debut album Don’t Tempt Me in […]
Seven songs, seven weeks in Iceland with Olafur Arnalds
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Seven songs. Seven Iceland towns. Seven weeks. This is Olafur Arnalds’ offering Island Songs. The musician embarked on a journey across his homeland, […]
Shaking up Australian audiences with Eighth Blackbird
BY CHRISTOPHER WAINWRIGHT One of our nation’s leading presenters of chamber music Musica Viva is about to break new ground by touring the four-time […]