LIVE REVIEW // Matt listens to Gershwin Reimagined
BY MATT BODEN Gershwin ReimaginedMelbourne International Jazz FestivalMelbourne Symphony Orchestra, Laura Mvula and José James (voice), Troy Miller (conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 June This concert was […]
June 2019
LIVE REVIEW // Jasmine sees Freeze Frame Opera
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON ToscaFreeze Frame OperaCentenary Pavilion, Perth, 9 June As I entered the huge, air-craft hanger space of the Centenary Pavilion, I felt like […]
Sam Hartley talks about his stage role with Opera Queensland
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) Opera Queensland’s production of Tosca is set in the politically tense 1970s Italy. Opera singer Tosca […]
Andrew Groch: “The age of the dictatorial conductor is dead”
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER I suspect Andrew Groch may be a time lord. He hasn’t run off to join the circus, but damn, is […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Last and First Men (Vivid)
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Last and First MenVivid LIVESydney Symphony Orchestra (with Benjamin Northey, conductor)Sydney Opera House, 2 June Last and First Men, directed […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees A Royal Affair
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC A Royal AffairSydney Chamber Choir with The Muffat CollectiveGreat Hall, University of Sydney, 1 June I’m decidedly no fan […]
EVENTS // AYO International Tour homecoming celebration
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA Celebrate the achievements of Australia’s best young musical talent with a showcase featuring works by Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, and Australian composer […]
All the world’s a stage | Caleb Wong, cello
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Should you stay in Australia to build your music career, or travel overseas in search of bigger things? What even are those bigger things? […]
Adam Tan: From “awful student” to YouTube star and festival founder
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON When Adam Tan first picked up a percussion instrument back in high school, he was “an awful student”. “My practice ethic was […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jessie hears the anxiety-inducing Six Lethargies
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Keaton Henson: Six Lethargies with the Opera Australia OrchestraVivid LIVESydney Opera House, 31 May Ah, Vivid. […]