Shorter concerts are making classical music more accessible
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Relaxed performances are gaining popularity because they turn a formal, classical concertgoing experience into one that’s more casual and inviting to those […]
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Johannes Grosso will co-direct Gran Partita with a fellow woodwind powerhouse
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON This May, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is taking two of its leading instrumentalists, and putting them front-and-centre as dual directors of an […]
Kaylie Melville is gearing up for a “wildly exciting” concert with these percussionists
BY CUTCOMMON “Percussion is quite literally the beating heart of so much of our music.” So says Kaylie Melville, one of Australia’s top performers of […]
The fuel crisis is impacting Australian musicians
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF On the first of April, like many other Australians, I sat huddled over my laptop while nervously awaiting a 7PM address from […]
In conversation with Henry Eames, ANAM horn player
BY CUTCOMMON Melbourne horn player Henry Eames has a passion for music and education. So what better career move than to continue his education at […]
How concertmaster Natalie Chee navigates leadership and performance roles in the orchestra
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON From working memory to maths and creativity, music-making can stimulate an enormous amount of the brain’s resources — and it can feel […]
Andrew Aronowicz used folklore as inspiration for his new music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Composer Andrew Aronowicz and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra go way back. Over a decade ago, Andrew was first selected to take part […]
LIVE REVIEW // Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Anna Lapwood performs Max RichterSydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, 25 MarchI had the recent good fortune to attend Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter, a […]
Affinity Quartet returns to where it all began
BY CUTCOMMON When Affinity Quartet won the 2023 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, not only did the group take out the three most prestigious prizes, […]
EVENTS // ANAM 30th Gala with Simone Young
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM Needing no introduction, Simone Young AM returns to conduct the full forces of the ANAM Orchestra in the Australian National Academy of […]