When the Montuno Meets the Orchestra
BY SAMUEL COTTELL If you look over the history of Western music, you’ll find there once was a tradition in which composers were also […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Con Fuoco: James Gath
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. James Gath has played piano since high school and immediately […]
Coffee, Cake, and Carl Vine
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A warming cup of freshly brewed coffee, a slice of cake, and some of the greatest classical works that exist. This […]
Growing Up Different: Paul Lewis
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE English classical pianist Paul Lewis discovered music all on his own. As an 8-year-old, he visited a record library each week […]
Classic Flow: When Yoga Meets Live Music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What happens when you combine live classical music with yoga? We have no idea. Neither do pianist Sally Whitwell and cellist […]
Coming Home: Harold Gretton
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When guitarist Harold Gretton tours to Australia from his home town of Kehl on the German border, he’ll be coming home. […]
Con Fuoco: Rohan Dasika
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Raised in Melbourne, Rohan Dasika received a Bachelor of Music from the Australian […]
Beethoven’s Piano Concertos in 15 Fun Facts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We’re crazy for Beethoven. And we’re pumped that this month the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra will host a series of concerts across […]
Tf3: “The Bad Boys of Classical Music”
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Time for Three is Zachary De Pue (violin), Nicolas Kendall (violin), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass). It’s an ensemble that defies […]
A Day in the Orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Are you a young muso living in Queensland? Get this – the Queensland Symphony Orchestra wants you to rock up for […]