Jeffrey Palmer and Riko Higuma release an album dedicated to beauty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR It mightn’t come as a surprise to you that many of the familiar faces on the CutCommon team are also forging […]
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Life as a young and successful Australian pianist
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) With a string of major prizes to his name, it’s no surprise that Vietnamese-born Australian pianist Hoang Pham […]
Timothy Young talks Debussy (and being an annoying kid)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When you were a kid, did you ever nag your parents because you really, really, REALLY just had to have this […]
Lisa Moore has worked with more than 200 composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When you work with more than 200 composers – living composers – you’re bound to have a thing or two to say about […]
Writing for piano (and destroying the universe)
BY SCOTT MCINTYRE As I start work on my Piano Sonata No.4, I pause and think about the creation of these works and the […]
Breaking Piano Stools: Jack Barnes
BY THOMAS MISSON Is their piece harder? Are the playing faster than me? Are they younger than me? Did they start playing seriously before […]
Christian Leotta: Taking On Beethoven
BY THOMAS MISSON By the press, Christian Leotta has been described as one of the greatest Beethoven soloists of our time. It seems no […]
Benjamin Martin: Juilliard School, Bernstein, and Bach’s Mysteries
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE These days, it’s hard to discover something new. History is thoroughly documented and highly accessible, and scarcely a […]
Crossing Boundaries: Quintessential Doll
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane composer Stephanie Linsdell (aka Quintessential Doll) isn’t afraid to cross musical boundaries. Despite her background in classical piano, the artist […]
Spectacularly Unconventional: Pianist Sally Whitwell
BY ANDREW MESSENGER ARIA award winning pianist Sally Whitwell is one of the nicest and most genuine people in the business. Odd, eccentric and, […]