Still Oblique to the Pathétique
BY CAMPBELL BANKS A confession: sometimes, when I am moping along a footpath through an oncoming rush of rage-inducing text-walkers, the gaudy jackets of […]
March 2017
Between 8 and 9: Chamber Made Opera
A meeting is called to order. Seated around eight tables, with ‘dinner-table turntables’ or Lazy Susans, the audience is implicated in a protocol of encounters. […]
Star violinist: Dindin Wang, 11
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At just 11 years old, Dindin Wang is a star violinist. She gave her first performance when she was 8 (just […]
Five things I’ve learnt about singing in Australia
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE UPDATE: On 8 September 2018, Zoe was officially named the winner of the 2018 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Congratulations, Zoe! […]
Fem Belling at the Kew Court House
Backed by a 7-piece band of Melbourne finest musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Bamboos, and Angus and Julia Stone, Fem will perform songs […]
TwoSet Violin taking it to the world (with your help)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You remember these guys? Brett Yang and Eddy Chen are the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University graduates who are breaking the internet […]
Con Fuoco: Emily Ampt, violin
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Emily Ampt is the concertmaster of the brand new Western Sydney Youth […]
How can we use music to achieve social change?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How can we use music to achieve social change? Artists have used outlets from painting to architecture as a way to […]
Geoffrey Parsons $6000 award for accompanists
BY CHRISTOPHER WAINWRIGHT Australia’s longest and most significant prize celebrating the art of collaborative piano performance, The Geoffrey Parsons Award, will now become a […]
Melbourne Youth Orchestra turns 50!
Melbourne Youth Orchestra begins its 50th year celebrations with a thrilling program of drama, revolution and romance, directed by Chief Conductor Steven Hillinger. The program […]