Sampology: when bird songs meet the turntable
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane audio-visual artist Sam Poggioli (Sampology) grew up surrounded by modern sounds. His brother had turntables and their older cousins ran […]
Featured
Things are becoming new with Kupka’s Piano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Classical music shouldn’t be restricted to compositions of the Classical period, centuries ago. At least, that’s what flautist Jodie Rottle reckons, and […]
Rafael Karlen in an exploration of memory
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A library houses a collection of memories. Biographies sharing a person’s childhood; volumes detailing the knowledge an author spent his life […]
8 Young Superstars Taking the World by Storm
MADELINE ROYCROFT It’s National Youth Week in Australia, which means we’re joining in to celebrate people aged 12-25. In the classical music world, ‘young’ […]
Asking the tough questions with Mahan Esfahani
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Mahan Esfahani was a child when he explored the piano with his father. But the instrument served as the simple “nuts […]
Brisbane Baroque under 30s: Stephanie Dixon
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Despite learning both piano and violin from just six years old, Stephanie Dixon grew up with little interest in making a […]
Living the label of a ‘female composer’
BY LISA CHENEY Lisa Cheney recently took part in This Will Be Our Reply – an International Women’s Day concert of new music by female […]
The best blind date ever
BY TAMARA KOHLER My ensemble Rubiks Collective is in the midst of what our feature artist has deemed “the best blind date ever” as […]
Brisbane Baroque under 30s: Adam McMillan
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pianist Adam McMillan was just 16 years old when he gave his first big Baroque performance – Bach in Carnegie Hall. A […]
QSO: Dropping the beat with Tom Thum and Gordon Hamilton
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE They drank wine. They travelled to Puerto Galera. They wrote some stuff. Now they’re back, and you can hear the culmination […]