How you can give an “incredible confidence boost” to the artists you love
BY CUTCOMMON It’s easy enough to fall in love with a great piece of music, enjoy a live performance, or feel inspired by that music […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Victoria Pham is inviting you to “listen at a cross-cultural threshold” in this upcoming event
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2021, Victoria Pham wrote an article in Decolonial Hacker about the problematic representation of “Asianness” in the Australian music industry — […]
Fiachra Garvey is introducing 60 young musicians to the London Philharmonic Orchestra
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, UK CORRESPONDENT Classical Vauxhall is a series of concerts in the London district of Vauxhall. Sponsored by Vauxhall One, this concert series […]
Alexander Gavrylyuk is getting in touch with his emotions in this Romantic-era program
BY CUTCOMMON To Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, there’s nothing more romantic than the music of Brahms or Beethoven. Give him the chance to curate his […]
We asked Sophie Rowell how she programmed her first concert as MCO artistic director
BY CUTCOMMON Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is gearing up for its first event of 2023. It’s also the first event Sophie Rowell has programmed as its […]
Sonya Lifschitz shines the spotlight on women who have shaped our world
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dr Sonya Lifschitz wants you to listen to women who have changed the world. She wants you to see their faces, hear […]
These percussionists will play hairdryers and houseplants in the Melbourne Recital Centre
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Musicians are often cursed with finding rhythm and pitch in every sound. From car horns to clocks — or in the case […]
Could the Art Music Fund help you “compose during business hours”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund is now open to Australia and New Zealand composers aiming to express their “innovation, compositional craft, […]
“Being a composer is trusting your gut,” reckons Ego Plum (The Cuphead Show)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE He’s known as The Cartoon Composer — and in 2022 he scored one of the truest-to-genre shows to land on Netflix. Inspired […]
Ever wanted to perform with Ray Chen? Here’s your chance.
BY CUTCOMMON Ray Chen is one of the leading violinists of his generation. And how cool would it be to perform with him?! Play with […]