LIVE REVIEW // Lydia listens to Romeo and Juliet

May 21, 2019

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 […]

LIVE REVIEW // Lydia sees Parsifal (for 4 hours)

March 4, 2019

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 […]

James Henry talks music, story, and country

January 2, 2019

BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WITH INTRODUCTION BY LUCY RASH This story was produced in partnership with the Peninsula Summer Music Festival as part of the inaugural CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship, of which Lydia is the winner. Performer, composer, and sound designer James Henry is a model contemporary artist. With key roles spanning […]

ANNOUNCED: CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship Winner

December 10, 2018

CutCommon and Peninsula Summer Music Festival jointly congratulate Lydia McClelland, the inaugural winner of the CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship! Lydia, a Melbourne-based undergraduate student of Arts/Music (French/Japanese/Classical […]