Rada Tochalna: Sex, psychological tension, and ‘fallen’ women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Rada Tochalna plays the character of Violetta in La Traviata. The Melbourne soprano dubs Violetta a “high-class call girl” who sells sex and the […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Con Fuoco: Lana Kains, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Soprano Lana Kains, 19, is studying her Bachelor […]
Con Fuoco: Tom Dunbabin, multi-instrumentalist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Tasmania’s Tom Dunbabin found his passion for music […]
A chat with TSO Rising Star Maraika Smit
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Maraika Smit has been named the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s new Rising Star. The young horn player first picked up the instrument […]
How does an ensemble become financially sustainable?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do ensembles achieve financial stability? This is the question we’ve put to Gemma Turvey, artistic director of the New Palm […]
Queer and Now: Jesse Budel, composer and performer
BY JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they asked about their personal lives. […]
Rural Commuters: Joshua Reynolds, clarinet
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 […]
Dreamer of the day Alex Siegers talks song
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alex Siegers is a jazz star. And a classical star. Think they’re different worlds? Wait until you see the culmination of […]
Catching up with CYO oboist Chayla Ueckert-Smith
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Chayla Ueckert-Smith won the Canberra Youth Orchestra 2017 Concerto Competition with Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Oboe and Strings. This month, you’ll […]
Young pianist Hoang Pham talks Chopin…mostly
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hoang Pham is crazy for Chopin. And we’re not judging him. As Hoang puts it, the composer’s remarkable music for piano […]