Affinity Quartet has found a venue that mixes “intimacy, adrenaline, and realness”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Musicians, how would you feel if you could feel your audiences eyes on you — so closely that you could watch their […]
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This architecture firm has turned to chamber music for “technique, passion, and beauty”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you could stand music still in time, what would it look like? For some the answer would be “architecture”. Patrick Kennedy […]
The MSO’s Thomas Hutchinson is about to perform a huge concerto
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR It’s common practice for a major Australian orchestra to invite world-renowned soloists to dazzle local audiences with their interpretations of […]
Dr Tracy Westerman is calling to fight Indigenous youth suicide
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Content warning: This story contains discussion about Indigenous youth suicide. For help, call Lifeline on 131114. Concert for Life is so much […]
Cassandra Wright: “We are all running our own race”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University is about to perform a 21st-Century version of Mozart’s comic opera La Finta Giardiniera (The Fake Gardener) […]
Two musicians talk about their work and wellbeing ahead of ZoneOut fest
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Last month, we had a chat with composer Luke Howard about the very first ZoneOut International Music Festival. As the festival ambassador, […]
Erik Griswold’s latest work is inspired by the architecture of a new music venue
BY LEWIS INGHAM Erik Griswold’s latest release Hollows Out of Time is an album unafraid of stylistic and sonic possibilities. The intriguing combination of prepared […]
Could this be why we still love Mozart so much?
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Party animal. Revolutionist. Bohemian. Uber-famous artist with the lifestyle to match. This is how conductor Benjamin Northey would describe 20-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus […]
Zeitgeist Quartet tells us what it was like to be Mimir Emerging Artists
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past week, we’ve been showcasing some very special emerging talent — each group of which took part in the Mimir […]
How should we understand Clara Schumann, 200 years on?
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC On September 13 this year, Clara Schumann is turning 200. A day later (which, conveniently, is a Saturday), a bunch […]