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 […]
August 2019
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 […]
This is why artists need access to free mental health support
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR AND COMPOSER Do it all. Never turn down an opportunity: be sure to say yes to everything that comes your […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees The Song Company’s Mind Over Matter
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Mind Over MatterThe Song CompanyARA Darling Quarter Theatre, 20 August I hadn’t seen any live events for CutCommon in a […]
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, […]
Composer Damien Kingston shares an environmental message through his new release
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER TributaryDamien Kingston Trio (Damien Kingston — guitar, Hamish Houston — bass, Tom Robb — drums)Scratch Match Records, 2019 Three years […]
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 […]
EVENTS // Tempo Rubato: QICMC Prize Celebration Recital
CONTENT COURTESY TEMPO RUBATO Melbourne trio (oboe, bassoon, and piano) Ensemble Françaix was crowned first prize winner of the 2019 Queensland International Chamber Music Competition […]