LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to ZOFOMOMA
BY WENDY ZHANG ZOFOMOMA ZOFO (pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi)Musica Viva seasonCity Recital Hall, 13 May ZOFOMOMA was not just an ordinary concert. It […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Lydia listens to Romeo and Juliet
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Romeo and JulietMelbourne Symphony Orchestra (Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano)Hamer Hall, 10 […]
ALBUM REVIEW // Christopher listens to Aksuna’s new release
BY CHRISTOPHER NANKERVIS We would like to welcome Christopher in his first review with CutCommon. Love Child Aksuna (aka Natasha Lin)Independent Release , 2019 Pianist […]
LIVE REVIEW // Carissa goes to see OA’s Rigoletto
BY CARISSA DYALL RigolettoOpera AustraliaState Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 11 May The opening night of Opera Australia’s Melbourne season featured Verdi’s Rigoletto, the story of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to the Musica Viva Fest (gig 6)
BY WENDY ZHANG Musica Viva Festival SydneyConcert 6 – FinaleVerbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 28 April The 2019 Musica Viva Festival Finale concert presented […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to the Musica Viva Fest (gig 5)
BY WENDY ZHANG Musica Viva Festival SydneyConcert 5 – ScenesVerbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 28 April Musica Viva Festival Concert 5, titled Scenes, brought […]
LIVE REVIEW // Myles goes to Tectonics Glasgow
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Tectonics Festival (presented by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra)Various locations, Glasgow, 4-5 May Crowded on the red-carpeted stairs of Glasgow’s City […]
LIVE REVIEW // Angelo watches ASO play The Empire Strikes Back
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in ConcertAdelaide Symphony OrchestraAdelaide Entertainment Centre, 4 May May the 4th (be with you) is a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Bridget sees Verdi’s Otello in Monaco
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Otello Opera Monte-CarloCasino de Monte Carlo, 24 April On April 24, in the heart of Monte Carlo, Monaco, I felt as if […]
LIVE REVIEW // Tim goes to see the Melbourne Chamber Players
BY TIM HANNAH Bridge, Muhly, ProkofievMelbourne Chamber Players Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, 29 April The Melbourne Recital Centre’s Local Heroes series, now in […]