5 types of orchestra gig we dig
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Picture a night out with the orchestra. Instinctively, your mind might conjure the following images: traditional concert blacks, traditional concert hall, traditional […]
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
LIVE REVIEW // Jo sees Jonathan Békés in recital
BY JO ST LEON Jonathan Békés in recital TSO studio, 21 November Jonathan Békés (Jono) is the newest recruit to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Nicholas Heyward, Managing Director
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! In 2018, we continue to team up with […]
A chat with Australian composer Mark Holdsworth
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN Writing music can often seem like a mystifying and intellectual process. But for some, the experience can be “uniquely […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Elixir feat. Katie Noonan, Michael Leunig, TSO
Welcome to our CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our new video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Emma sees the Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
BY EMMA SULLIVAN The Capulets and the Montagues Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall, 14 September What’d you miss? Two powerhouses arts […]
Homage to Tasmanian conductor Marko Letonja
BY JO ST LEON For the past seven years, Marko Letonja has taken the roles of chief conductor and artistic director with the Tasmanian […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Mitchell Nissen, principal bass trombone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! In 2018, we continue to team up with […]
Sonya Pigot: ‘We are all fantastically unique’
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Sonya Pigot is a young classical artist who’s not afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve. She is […]
Women on the podium | Renee Heron
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]