Bassoonist Jack Schiller talks chamber music
BY CAROL SAFFER Melbourne Symphony Orchestra principal bassoon Jack Schiller recently watched as MasterChef contestant Pete Morgan was sent home because of the idea that […]
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EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Brett Rutherford, cellist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Why study is essential to your performance career
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you are emerging into the Australian classical music scene and you want to gain skills to succeed in your industry […]
Jessica Gethin: “As artists we are always emerging”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At what point does an artist ‘make it’? When they’ve received a Churchill Fellowship? When they’ve won awards and secured contracts across the […]
Making a Music Venue 106: Kitty Xiao, performer
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you bring a music performance to life? There’s a small team of emerging artists working hard in Melbourne’s inner […]
Maria Grenfell tutors young composers in TSO project
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Leading Tasmanian composer and educator Maria Grenfell is working with budding new music makers in the coming months. Together, they’re crafting […]
What it was like to compose in the 1970s
BY HARRY SDRAULIG, COMPOSER Alan Holley is a veteran Australian composer. Having broken onto the scene in the 1970s, he’s lived through it all […]
Gabi Sultana to premiere Glass concerto with CYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Gabi Sultana has performed for royalty. The pianist, who most enjoys playing music of the modern era, grew up in Malta […]
Elena Kats-Chernin: “Every composer has a quirk”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Elena Kats-Chernin, “every composer has a quirk”. Perhaps the most celebrated quirky composer is French impressionist Erik Satie. Erik liked to wake […]
Composer Secrets: Peggy Polias
BY HANLI SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our new interview series from Hanli Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian […]