Tasman Compton has won the TSO Rising Star Competition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Each year, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra invites young musicians to apply to be the next TSO Rising Star. Last year, 13-year-old pianist […]
Australian Youth Orchestra
EVENTS // AYO Young Symphonists in Concert
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA Come and experience the next generation of orchestral talent! Presented by the Australian Youth Orchestra, join AYO Young Symphonists as […]
WRITER LINE-UP // Lily Bryant
Our second print edition is about to make its way across Australia! As we prepare, we bring you our showcase of talented emerging arts journalists […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lydia sees Parsifal (for 4 hours)
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ParsifalVictorian Opera with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Richard Mills (conductor)Palais Theatre, 20 […]
All the world’s a stage | Runa Murase, violin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Should you stay in Australia to build your music career, or travel overseas in search of bigger things? What even are those […]
Con Fuoco | Pavan Kumar Hari, percussion (and piano, dance, composition…)
Welcome to Con Fuoco, our series with emerging artists in Australia. Pavan Kumar Hari is a composer, performer, dancer, and director. He has been performing since the […]
A day in the life of AYO National Music Camp
BY LILY BRYANT Every January, hundreds of Australia’s top young musicians gather in the sweltering heat to spend two weeks working with some of the […]
Lior: Young performers remind me why I make music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Compassion. Undoubtedly, it’s a quality that drives music itself. Through compassion, we can allow music to move us. We can feel […]
Australia’s overwhelming response to Richard Gill tribute concert
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Disclaimer: This feature was written under the guidance of the University of Sydney as part of Sylvie‘s studies in publishing. […]
WTF?! Piano accompaniment vs playing with orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]