What makes a musician professional?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What makes a musician professional? For Andrey Gugnin, the answer isn’t so straight-forward. “Is it the fact that you have finished […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
WTF?! Do I need to move city for study?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]
Dark Mofo’s opera will gender-swap its cast
BY CELINE CHONG Edgy. Provocative. Confronting. Young bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman has certainly stuck his foot in the door of the Australian opera scene, […]
Caitlin Malcolm will play in one of THE best musicals
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I settle in for a chat with Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts student Caitlin Malcolm, I’m faced with quite […]
This mum designed her own concert blacks
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Formal black skirt. Don’t wear leggings. Don’t wear black jeans. No midriff tops. Don’t wear a t-shirt. Sound frustrating? Welcome to the […]
There’s only one way to hear my new album
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you listen to music? From your digital playlist? Borrow a CD from a friend? Hunt out those warm vinyl […]
Behind the Curtain | Lucy Mervik, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]
Lisa Moore has worked with more than 200 composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When you work with more than 200 composers – living composers – you’re bound to have a thing or two to say about […]
Young Adelaide pianist travels 2000km for chamber music
BY KATH ROSE Next month, 23-year-old pianist Wendy Yuan from Adelaide will travel almost 2000km to join some of the world’s best musicians during the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, […]
Rural Commuters: Tanya Swinton, violin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dedication. It’s learning your parts. It’s developing your technique. It’s rocking up to rehearsal. In fact, for some, it’s embarking on […]