Blobs and the Death of Classical Music
BY BENJAMIN MARTIN Blobs, and the death of classical music. Minus ‘blobs’, it’s a phrase often repeated nowadays. However, determining why exactly it might […]
June 2015
Camerata Antica commissions top Australian composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Monteverdi and Cazzati were composing their masterpieces long before the saxophone was born. But according to early music ensemble Camerata Antica, […]
Live Review: Elanee Ensemble
BY THOMAS MISSON Elanee Ensemble Works by Brahms and Hummel Baha’i Centre, Hobart, 31 May 2015 The resonant Jarrah room at the Baha’i […]
Richard Egarr: Baroque and Beyond
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music Director of the British Academy of Ancient Music and pianist Richard Egarr is set to visit Hobart for a performance […]
Isserlis: Performance Mentality and Personal Grooming for Cellists
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Musica Viva is celebrating its 70th birthday in style by inviting cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih to Australia to […]
Live Review: Christian Leotta Plays Beethoven
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Christian Leotta Plays Beethoven Federation Concert Hall, 26 May 2015 There’s a reason Christian Leotta is known as the King […]
Live Review: Giving Voice
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Giving Voice: Signs & Symbols ANAM Fellowship project: Justine Anderson South Melbourne Town Hall, 29 May 2015 In the first […]