Cassandra Wright: “We are all running our own race”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University is about to perform a 21st-Century version of Mozart’s comic opera La Finta Giardiniera (The Fake Gardener) […]
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Two musicians talk about their work and wellbeing ahead of ZoneOut fest
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Last month, we had a chat with composer Luke Howard about the very first ZoneOut International Music Festival. As the festival ambassador, […]
Erik Griswold’s latest work is inspired by the architecture of a new music venue
BY LEWIS INGHAM Erik Griswold’s latest release Hollows Out of Time is an album unafraid of stylistic and sonic possibilities. The intriguing combination of prepared […]
Could this be why we still love Mozart so much?
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Party animal. Revolutionist. Bohemian. Uber-famous artist with the lifestyle to match. This is how conductor Benjamin Northey would describe 20-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus […]
Zeitgeist Quartet tells us what it was like to be Mimir Emerging Artists
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past week, we’ve been showcasing some very special emerging talent — each group of which took part in the Mimir […]
How should we understand Clara Schumann, 200 years on?
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC On September 13 this year, Clara Schumann is turning 200. A day later (which, conveniently, is a Saturday), a bunch […]
A private viewing into the career of Holly Harrison
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN We would like to welcome Chantal Nguyen in her first story as a CutCommon contributor! I’m old school friends with Holly Harrison, […]
Margaret Leng Tan: “Concerts are much too serious affairs”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I was flabbergasted — yes, flabbergasted — when Margaret Leng Tan told me she’s never headlined a show before. After all, The […]
Invictus Quartet tells us what it was like to be Mimir Emerging Artists
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Did you catch our interview with Aidan Filshie of the Kalon Quartet? Aidan talked us through the experience of being selected to […]
Life after uni: Tim Munro, flute
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]