Hipster-not-hipster Rob Hao premieres an unusual piece at the SOH
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You may have read our recent interview with Nicholas Vines. The Australian composer has penned a suite of 12 preludes called Indie […]
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Are you a hipster? Nicholas Vines’ preludes are literally about you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever looked into your rattan-framed mirror and asked: Am I a hipster? I wonder this sometimes. I have glasses that […]
EVENTS // Rob Hao performs Indie Ditties at the SOH
CONTENT COURTESY ROB HAO London-based pianist Rob Hao returns to Australia in April to premiere Nicholas Vines’ extravagant 50-minute musical portrayal of hipster subculture Indie […]
“In my idealistic world, we could do without the idea of genre”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At the Sydney Opera House, there’s a series of events called Utzon Music. And its striking program is curated to bring the […]
Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Bree Meara-Hendy and Rebecca Hart are two mezzo sopranos who are about to undertake an educational experience of a lifetime: they’ll learn […]
EVENTS // The 2020 Utzon Music program has launched
CONTENT COURTESY SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE The 2020 Utzon Music program presents a diverse selection of the finest classical musicians in the world, united by the […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Holst’s Planets
BY WENDY ZHANG Holst’s Planets Sydney Symphony Orchestra 27 September 2019, Sydney Opera House Gustav Holst wrote The Planets (Opus 32) between 1914 and 1917, […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Luminous with the ACO
BY WENDY ZHANG LuminousAustralian Chamber OrchestraFeaturing Lior and artwork by Bill HensonSydney Opera House, 18 August Would you go to see a concert that makes […]
All the world’s a stage | Adrian Whitehall, double bass
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 bigger things? […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Opera Australia’s Madama Butterfly
BY WENDY ZHANG Madama ButterflyOpera AustraliaSydney Opera House, 29 July Black and white with dashes of red dominated the stage of Graeme Murphy’s production Madama […]