How this string quartet created a “work bubble” during lockdown
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Earlier this year, the musicians of Affinity Quartet experienced a snap seven-day lockdown. So they decided to create a “work bubble” that […]
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Meet the collective training the next generation of professional musicians
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Perth ensemble The Orchestra Collective has had an impressive year of music making. Tertiary students, early career musicians, and established […]
In conversation with Australian soprano Jessica Blunt
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) Australian soprano Jessica Blunt has made her dream of taking her career to London a reality – all the […]
George Kallis composes “irrepressible passion” in After We Fell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tessa and Hardin’s passionate love story has taken the world by storm. The relationship between these characters is woven through After –– […]
TwoSet Violin: “Never stop learning, keep trying new things!”
BY HEATHCLIFFE AUCHINACHIE In the About section of TwoSet Violin’s YouTube channel, there are just three sentences written: “We play violin. We love classical music. […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | The Emerging Violinist
BY JO ST LEON This third conversation with Robin Wilson was really intended to be the second, but young Christian Li’s milestone recording intervened. Today’s […]
“The ability to find inspiration is my strength”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music has connected 67 musicians with 67 composers. The idea is to create a vast collection of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey sees Only An Octave Apart in NYC
BY JEFFREY PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Only An Octave ApartZack Winokur (director, co-creator) and Thomas Bartlett (music director)Starring Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth CostanzoSt. […]
Emily Harrison reveals our capacity for patience, resilience, and hope
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Separation. Isolation. Waiting. It may sound like this story will be about the pandemic. But in these familiar themes can be found […]
Read an extract of Ed Ayres’ new book Whole Notes
BY ED AYRES Bravery Through listening to myself and others play over these decades, music has taught me the truth of sound. We cannot develop if […]