LIVE REVIEW // Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Anna Lapwood performs Max RichterSydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, 25 MarchI had the recent good fortune to attend Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter, a […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Chanticleer in Princeton University Chapel
BY JEFFREY CHARLES PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT ChanticleerPrinceton University Chapel, Princeton, New Jersey, 7 December Named after the clear singing rooster made famous by Geoffrey […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey hears Cécile McLorin Salvant at Princeton
BY JEFFREY PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Cécile McLorin Salvant, VocalsAlexander Hall, Princeton University, New Jersey, 9 October “The applause of them that judge, is the […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to “glorious soprano” Golda Schultz
BY JEFFREY CHARLES PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT This Be Her VerseGolda Schultz and Jonathan WarePrinceton University ConcertsAlexander Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 8 April On […]
LIVE REVIEW // Miranda hears Academy of St Martin in the Fields @ Sydney Opera House
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Program 1)Sydney Opera House, 7 October Our very own Sydney Opera House was […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis
BY WENDY ZHANG Jazz at Lincoln Centre OrchestraLed by Wynton Marsalis Sydney Opera House, 2 September 2023 Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra, led by Wynton […]
LIVE REVIEW // Isobel hears Ensemble Offspring’s Still Life with Avalanche
BY ISOBEL ARCHER Our team gives a warm welcome to Isobel in her first review as a CutCommon contributor! Still Life with AvalancheEnsemble OffspringUtzon Room, […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy hears James Morley & Friends
BY WENDY ZHANG Beethoven and BeyondJames Morley & FriendsUtzon Room, Sydney Opera House, 6 August 2023 Switzerland-based Australian cellist James Morley gave a unique performance […]
Hubris, hypocrisy, and Mahler’s Fifth: How Tár makes classical music cool
BY LIAM HEITMANN-RYCE-LEMERCIER “You cannot start without me.” So asserts the eponymous Lydia Tár in the opening scene of Todd Fields’ austere psychological drama set […]
LIVE REVIEW // Martin goes to see The A Cappella Academy at UKARIA
BY MARTIN CHENEY The A Cappella AcademyAdelaide Chamber Singers, Festival Statesmen Chorus, The Gesualdo Six, Aurora Vocal EnsembleUKARIA Cultural Centre, 26 March It’s almost criminal […]