Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Music – a thinking person’s guide
Like sex, music never goes smoothly if you concentrate too hard. Over-think it and it sets like a badly poached egg.
July 4, 2017
Eight Questions for AWO Chamber 8’s Tahlia Petrosian
Ahead of AWO Chamber 8’s Australian tour, the violist explains how unfamiliar contexts can bring well-known chamber works to new life. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 4, 2017
The Wolf and Peter flips Prokofiev’s classic tale
Ireland’s CoisCéim Dance Theatre is in Australia with a playful, contemporary reimagining of Peter and the Wolf. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 2, 2017
PLEXUS’s Sydney debut: Stravinsky to Sally Whitwell
The ensemble’s pianist Stefan Cassomenos talks developing Australian culture and the challenges facing young composers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 29, 2017
Messiaen biographer Peter Hill delves into Turangalîla
Ahead of the AWO and ANAM performance of Turangalîla-Symphonie, the pianist explains how the masterpiece evolved.
June 29, 2017
Eight Questions for AWO Chamber 8’s Lyndon Watts
Ahead of AWO Chamber 8’s Australian tour, the bassoonist shares his favourite things about chamber music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 28, 2017
It’s 20 questions time for Alexander “Sasha” Sitkovetsky
The violinist on why a piano trio is “the best of everything” and why he’d need a higher ceiling for his dream dinner party. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 27, 2017
It’s 20 questions time for Olafur Sigurdarson
The Icelandic baritone, coming to Australia for Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Opera Gala, reveals his guilty pleasures. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 26, 2017
Georg Philipp Telemann 250 years on
On the 250th anniversary of the death of one of the Baroque period’s most prolific composers, we ask if more can be more. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 24, 2017
Eight Questions for AWO Chamber 8’s Natalie Chee
Ahead of Chamber 8’s Australian tour, the violinist shares some little-known gems from the chamber music repertoire. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 23, 2017
Music in the family: The Robertsons and the Shahams
Back in 2015, this extended musical family told Clive Paget how the ‘food of love’ can also be the language of love. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 22, 2017
Kristian Bezuidenhout on his dangerous obsession with Mozart
The South African-born, Gold Coast-educated fortepianist talks Mozart and the therapeutic effect of mixing a cocktail. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 20, 2017
Did you hear about the time Beethoven kissed the boy Liszt?
The great pianist treasured Beethoven’s kiss and incorporated it into his mythology, but did it occur in public or in private?
June 20, 2017