Malcolm Williamson’s opera was hailed as the best thing since Peter Grimes, yet it sank as its composer sank. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Over a lifetime that witnessed unprecedented musical and social upheaval in his homeland of Russia, Alexander Glazunov remained resolutely his own man.
With their lucky charms, bizarre rituals and arcane mantras, the average artist can be an irrational being.
The English pianist explains why five particular masterworks have him endlessly coming back for more. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The report on the first National Music Teacher Mentoring Program has come in and the message is loud and clear. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The director of Driving Miss Daisy and Double Jeopardy describes stumbling into opera direction at a cocktail party. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Why did it take a Czech immigrant to create the perfect American symphony in the German style? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
When it comes to bel canto, might a microphone or two might help it come over a little more ‘con belto’? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Considering the legacy of Morton Feldman, the radical American composer who would have turned 90 this year. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Lindy Hume explains why she is excited to be co-creating a dark, erotic retelling of the Grimm fairytale.
The American composer tells it on the mountain with her gritty, moving and award-winning Civil War-era opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Venezuelan-American cellist has ‘decoded’ the Cello Concerto using the composer’s own cryptographic techniques. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Speculative fiction, new music and flutes will come together in a performance at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
