Watch the world premiere of Rose Riebl’s new music clip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At 5 years old, Rose Riebl first learnt the keys of the piano. At 11, she started studying with Australian National […]
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“Anything is possible” with classical saxophone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about the Melbourne International Saxophone Festival, I started nerding out. Having trained for classical saxophone, I marvelled […]
Roman Ponomariov: All music is chamber music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Monash Chamber Music Festival is about learning. It’s about opening your ears to the presentation of this intimate artform. It’s […]
The new Canberra Sinfonia is bridging the gap
BY LILY BRYANT We would like to welcome Lily in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. For musicians from small towns, the first […]
LONGREAD // Adam Simmons on The Usefulness of Art
BY ADAM SIMMONS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Adam Simmons’ two-year long series The Usefulness of Art has been performed to widespread critical acclaim. Adam’s latest […]
When your orchestra is built on modesty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]
Sunga Lee: “It’s valuable to support young local musicians”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tone. Technical reliability. Stamina. All things you’d want to hear about your playing, right? Indeed, this was the praise Sunga Lee […]
38 thoughts I had making oboe reeds
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR ‘Reeds. Ugh.’ It’s a sentiment uttered by all reed players, all over the world. How can something so tiny […]
How to sell yourself (without selling out)
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Building a loyal audience is one of the biggest challenges facing young artists. Most young classical musicians experience four years […]
PHOTOBLOG // Walk with me through Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Welcome to the darkness. In this photoblog, I take you with me into Hobart’s Dark Mofo 2018 – a winter festival defined […]