Asking the tough questions with Mahan Esfahani
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Mahan Esfahani was a child when he explored the piano with his father. But the instrument served as the simple “nuts […]
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Brisbane Baroque under 30s: Stephanie Dixon
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Despite learning both piano and violin from just six years old, Stephanie Dixon grew up with little interest in making a […]
Re-inventing Bach with Elena Kats-Chernin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Prestigious Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin doesn’t take any piece of music as “the holy grail” – not even Bach. That’s why […]
Brisbane Baroque under 30s: Adam McMillan
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pianist Adam McMillan was just 16 years old when he gave his first big Baroque performance – Bach in Carnegie Hall. A […]
QSO: Dropping the beat with Tom Thum and Gordon Hamilton
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE They drank wine. They travelled to Puerto Galera. They wrote some stuff. Now they’re back, and you can hear the culmination […]
Con Fuoco: Adam Richardson
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Adam Richardson is a third year flutist […]
Hourglass Ensemble is back – with games
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Last year, the Hourglass Ensemble made its debut in Sydney performing world premieres by Australian composers (including Andrew Kennedy’s Hourglass Beach) […]
Contemporary classical in surround sound with Argo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Contemporary classical composition in surround sound? We’ll take that. It’s the latest offering from classical/electronic/genius duo Argo, and it comes in […]
Con Fuoco: Stephanie Arnold
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Stephanie Arnold is a classical soprano based in Hobart. After completing […]
Carnival of the Animals in 5 fun facts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE From tortoises to kangaroos, roosters to wild asses, Camille Saint-Saens depicts it all in his much-loved Carnival of the Animals. The work was […]