yMusic helps launch underground concert series in Sydney
In between gigging with Ben Folds, the hip Brooklyn group is taking part in a unique exchange with like-minded Sydney musos.
August 7, 2016
Trey Lee: “I didn’t want to be a musician”
Dodging bullets on the way to school, music as “competitive cage-fighting” almost turned the Chinese cellist off the classics for good. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 6, 2016
Alan Menken lures a magical genie out of the bottle for Sydney
Meet the composer who put the horrors into the Little Shop and who’s now polishing up Aladdin’s lamp. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2016
Victorian Opera uses circus thrills to get political on Pagliacci
Director and commedia dell’arte expert Emil Wolk explains how post-WW2 Italy is uncannily like present day Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 4, 2016
Beethoven’s British champ takes on Brahms
Paul Lewis explains why he’s shifted gears from the piano works of a Classic to a Romantic. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 4, 2016
Composer of the Month: Giuseppe Verdi
Italy's operatic sensation Giuseppe Verdi, at times could be just like the operas he penned: a character of enormous dramatic contrasts.
August 3, 2016
The tale of Stravinsky and Russian ballet’s great triple whammy
They may be concert hits now, but in their day Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite changed the face of dance. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 2, 2016
Ricardo Gallén: From Bach to Brouwer
Ever since his days as a five-year-old pop musician, the Spanish guitarist has embraced both ancient and modern music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 2, 2016
James Ehnes: What I’m Listening To This Month
These are the four albums the globetrotting Canadian violinist likes to listen to when he’s not cutting his own discs. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 30, 2016
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Throw a singer a chicken
Starving for your art is one thing, but what’s a wannabe Diva to do when life begins to dangerously imitate opera?
July 29, 2016
Javier Perianes: Six Concertos in Six Weeks
On the eve of his Australian tour, the Spanish pianist explains why he hasn’t yet decided to be a professional musician. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 28, 2016
Tim Roseman: “Have artists forgotten what they’re fighting for?”
The Artistic Director of Playwriting Australia explains the whys and wherefores of the National Play Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 27, 2016
It’s 20 Questions time for Zane Banks
What would an electric guitar concerto by Richard Wagner sound like? Guitarist Zane Banks would love to find out. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 27, 2016