Unfamiliar music “can provide a window into how others think”
BY CUTCOMMON In 2022, Reuben Johnson heard his Australian National Academy of Music colleagues perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. So engrossing was […]
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EVENTS // Science and sound converge in this ANAM performance
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM Science, sound and art converge in Gerard Grisey’s epic percussion masterwork Le Noir de l’Étoile. Gerard Grisey has to be one of the […]
This health and wellbeing program is putting musicians’ needs first
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Halfway into my music degree, I had an accident. I’d been studying classical saxophone, the passion of my life since I was […]
Erkki Lasonpalo will conduct musicians in the ANAM Orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON This June, Finnish conductor Erkki Lasonpalo will lead Australian National Academy of Music talent through an event that uses powerful classical music to […]
“If the performers have a good time, the audience will”
BY CUTCOMMON Christoffer Sundqvist is a leader in his field. As a soloist, he’s performed with the world’s major orchestras. As a member of the […]
In conversation with ANAM Concerto Competition winner Joshua Jones
BY CUTCOMMON Performing as a soloist is hard. Performing in front of a world-class orchestra is really hard. And being watched and adjudicated while you’re […]
Get ready for a “meaningful and magical ride” with this George Crumb music fest
BY CUTCOMMON If you could plan a festival around the music of one composer, who would you choose? Paavali Jumppanen’s top pick was George Crumb […]
EVENTS // George Crumb Festival @ ANAM
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC The Australian National Academy of Music’s end of year Chamber Music Festival pays tribute to one of music’s most […]
EVENTS // Renaissance and Baroque Stories with ANAM
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Before music became a practice in the homes of connoisseurs and skilled amateurs during the 18th Century, it […]
EVENTS // A Decade of Rhythm! Silver Streetcar
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tin is the traditional metal marking a 10-year anniversary. So, too, is it the flashy and proud symbol […]