Simon Tedeschi: A Humble Celebrity Pianist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since his debut playing a Mozart piano concerto at the Sydney Opera House when he was just nine years old, Simon […]
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Opera, comedy and murder with composer Paul Smith
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Cora and Dora may not sound like typical lead characters in a murder mystery. But played by soprano Taryn Srhoj and mezzo-soprano […]
Tassie composers on politics, philosophy, and post-modernism
BY ANGUS DAVISON Be warned: this gets heavy. Two Tasmanian composers Michael Mathieson-Sandars and Josh Coe are set to have their works performed this […]
Across the World: Antony Pitts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Antony Pitts moved halfway across the world to take on the role of Artistic Director of leading Australian vocal ensemble The […]
Invisible Wilderness: 15 Years in the Making
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Are composers ever truly ready to release their works? It’s taken Rae Howell 15 years, but it’s been worth the wait. […]
Melbourne Guitar Foundation: It’s Festival Time
Young Melbourne entrepreneurs and Melbourne Conservatorium classical guitar students Michael MacManus and Evan Hopkins banded together in late 2014 to establish the Melbourne Guitar Foundation. […]
Elsen Price: Totally addicted to Bass
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Double bass player Elsen Price is making his mark on the music scene in a range of settings. He recently performed […]
FutureMakers: Arcadia Quintet kicks off major fellowship
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Chamber music mentoring. Public performances. Community engagement. Business development. These are the opportunities presented to the Arcadia Quintet, an emerging woodwind […]
Jakob Bragg on new orchestral commission ‘Atmosphoria’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Imagine a hot summer’s night in Brisbane. “It’s almost midnight, it’s an unforgivably still 28 degrees and worst of all, it […]
No Genre Out of Place for Gemma Turvey
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The New Palm Court Orchestra isn’t too concerned with limiting its program by era or genre. In fact, the group’s Bridging […]