Isserlis: Performance Mentality and Personal Grooming for Cellists
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Musica Viva is celebrating its 70th birthday in style by inviting cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih to Australia to […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Giving Voice: ANAM Fellowship Project
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Works by Berio, Feldman and Boulez will be part of Justine Anderson’s Australian National Academy of Music Fellowship project Giving Voice. […]
Christian Leotta: Taking On Beethoven
BY THOMAS MISSON By the press, Christian Leotta has been described as one of the greatest Beethoven soloists of our time. It seems no […]
Emerging Ensemble: Petrichor Sax
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Petrichor Sax is a Sydney-based saxophone ensemble committed to performing new Australian works. Formed in 2012, they have performed around Sydney […]
Nonsemble: Composing a Japanese Board Game
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane’s Nonsemble fuses pop with post-rock and chamber music for innovative works and performance experiences. The group’s latest album ‘Go Seigen […]
Vivaldi Unwired: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra meets Max Richter
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ is often cited as the most widely recorded work of classical music. Max Richter’s Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons […]
Translucent Duo: Breaking New Ground
BY SAMUEL COTTELL The Philosophy Translucent Duo are breaking new ground on the Australian new music scene. They are young, energetic, and passionate musicians […]
Jim Rolon and the Composer Polaroid Series
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Jim Rolon has been a portrait photographer for more than 30 years. Originally from New York, his career has included photographing […]
Guitar Virtuoso: Minh Le Hoang
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The guitar is a versatile instrument. It goes with the flow. For hundreds of years, it’s followed the hottest trends and […]
Natalie Williams: The Hildegard Project
BY DELIA BARTLE Natalie Williams is an award-winning composer whose works have been performed in Europe, Australia and the United States. She is the […]