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 […]
April 2026
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 […]