Why this performance of Handel’s Messiah will be an extra special one
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Though it took him just a few weeks to compose, Handel’s 1741 oratorio Messiah embedded itself in the hearts of concertgoers throughout […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
We asked a resume writer how you can land that job in the arts industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Flautist Jacquie Liversidge graduated from her music degree in 2013. She’d performed in flute ensembles, featured on multiple instruments in the 2012 […]
Musicians, here’s what you should know about avoiding injury and maintaining your health
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN “Dr Cliff” (as I like to call him during rehearsals with Strathfield Symphony Orchestra) has treated musicians from Australia’s leading orchestras. Based […]
This new competition is striking a chord with young Australian school kids
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Musica Viva has had numerous programs aiming to make classical music more accessible for young people […]
“In my idealistic world, we could do without the idea of genre”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At the Sydney Opera House, there’s a series of events called Utzon Music. And its striking program is curated to bring the […]
“Mistakes are not the end of the world,” says winner of the biggest piano award in Australia
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s been close to two years since Oliver She took out his win at the last Australian National Piano Award in Shepparton. […]
Rohan Dasika will perform live music in nature at this beautiful, coastal festival
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Since 1991, musicians and audiences from all corners of the country have trekked to Bermagui in New South Wales to […]
Howard Shore explains how he composes his fantasy worlds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Lost Prince is a film for anyone who has ever been a parent or a child. The French coming-of-age fantasy directed by […]
Nicholas Bochner breaks down the music he’ll present at Ears Wide Open
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Ears Wide Open series is a concert experience like no other, guiding audiences through illuminating deconstructions […]
WAO is staging a creepy opera, in a park, at night…
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hansel and Gretel is that creepy fairytale about the children who venture deep into the forest, and are drawn to a disturbed […]